"As Phoebus would have spoken more, away Penaeis stale With fearefull steppes, and left him in the midst of all his tale."

"Forasmuch as the Ceremonie of bringing of our Freewill offeringes to a place chosen for that purpose is done away, if…"

"With skill, heede, and judgment, this worke must be read, For else to the Reader it standes in small stead."

"Of shapes transformde to bodies straunge, I purpose to entreate."

"Before the Sea and Lande were made, and Heaven that all doth hide, In all the worlde one onely face of nature did abi…"

"The heavenly soyle, to Gods and Starres and Planets first he gave. The waters next both fresh and salt he let the fis…"

"Peneian Daphne was the first where Phebus set his love, Which not blind chaunce but Cupids fierce and cruel wrath did…"

"The serpent Python so forswolne, whose filthie wombe did hide So many acres of the grounde in which he did abide."

"There from hys quiver full of shafts two arrowes did he take Of sundrie workes: t'one causeth Love, the tother doth i…"

"Hir goodly yellowe golden haire that hanged loose and slacke, With every puffe of ayre did wave and tosse behinde hir…"