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Amyas promisedwhat else could he do��and the group hurried on�察�but the lad's heart was heavy in the midst of joy�察�with the thought of John Oxenham�察�as he walked through the churchyard�察�and down the short street which led between the ancient school and still more ancient town´house�察�to the head of the long bridge�察�across which the pageant�察�having arranged ;east´the´water�察─�was to defile�察�and then turn to the right along the quay。

However�察�he was bound in all courtesy to turn his attention now to the show which had been prepared in his honor�察�and which was really well enough worth seeing and hearing。  The English were�察�in those days�察�an altogether dramatic people�察�ready and able�察�as in Bideford that day�察�to extemporize a pageant�察�a masque�察�or any effort of the Thespian art short of the regular drama。  For they were�察�in the first place�察�even down to the very poorest�察�a well´fed people�察�with fewer luxuries than we�察�but more abundant necessaries�察�and while beef�察�ale�察�and good woollen clothes could be obtained in plenty�察�without overworking either body or soul�察�men had time to amuse themselves in something more intellectual than mere toping in pot´ houses。  Moreover�察�the half century after the Reformation in England was one not merely of new intellectual freedom�察�but of immense animal good spirits。  After years of dumb confusion and cruel persecution�察�a breathing time had come�此�Mary and the fires of Smithfield had vanished together like a hideous dream�察�and the mighty shout of joy which greeted Elizabeth's entry into London�察�was the key´note of fifty glorious years�察�the expression of a new´ found strength and freedom�察�which vented itself at home in drama and in song�察�abroad in mighty conquests�察�achieved with the laughing recklessness of boys at play。

So first�察�preceded by the waits�察�came along the bridge toward the town´hall a device prepared by the good rector�察�who�察�standing by�察�acted as showman�察�and explained anxiously to the bystanders the import of a certain ;allegory; wherein on a great banner was depicted Queen Elizabeth herself�察�who�察�in ample ruff and farthingale�察�a Bible in one hand and a sword in the other�察�stood triumphant upon the necks of two sufficiently abject personages�察�whose triple tiara and imperial crown proclaimed them the Pope and the King of Spain�察�while a label�察�issuing from her royal mouth�察�informed the world that


     ;By land and sea a virgin queen I reign�察      �And spurn to dust both Antichrist and Spain。;


Which�察�having been received with due applause�察�a well´bedizened lad�察�having in his cap as a posy ;Loyalty�察─�stepped forward�察�and delivered himself of the following verses��


     ;Oh�察�great Eliza� �oh�察�world´famous crew�       �Which shall I hail more blest�察�your queen or you�拭      �While without other either falls to wrack�察      �And light must eyes�察�or eyes their light must lack。       She without you�察�a diamond sunk in mine�察      �Its worth unprized�察�to self alone must shine�察      �You without her�察�like hands bereft of head�察      �Like Ajax rage�察�by blindfold lust misled。       She light�察�you eyes�察�she head�察�and you the hands�察      �In fair proportion knit by heavenly hands�察      �Servants in queen�察�and queen in servants blest�察      �Your only glory�察�how to serve her best�察      �And hers how best the adventurous might to guide�察      �Which knows no check of foemen�察�wind�察�or tide�察      �So fair Eliza's spotless fame may fly       Triumphant round the globe�察�and shake th' astounded sky� �


With which sufficiently bad verses Loyalty passed on�察�while my Lady Bath hinted to Sir Richard�察�not without reason�察�that the poet�察�in trying to exalt both parties�察�had very sufficiently snubbed both�察�and intimated that it was ;hardly safe for country wits to attempt that euphuistic�察�antithetical�察�and delicately conceited vein�察�whose proper fountain was in Whitehall。;  However�察�on went Loyalty�察�very well pleased with himself�察�and next�察�amid much cheering�察�two great tinsel fish�察�a salmon and a trout�察�symbolical of the wealth of Torridge�察�waddled along�察�by means of two human legs and a staff apiece�察�which protruded from the fishes' stomachs。  They drew ��or seemed to draw�察�for half the 'prentices in the town were shoving it behind�察�and cheering on the panting monarchs of the flood�� a car wherein sate�察�amid reeds and river´flags�察�three or four pretty girls in robes of gray´blue spangled with gold�察�their heads wreathed one with a crown of the sweet bog´myrtle�察�another with hops and white convolvulus�察�the third with pale heather and golden fern。  They stopped opposite Amyas�察�and she of the myrtle wreath�察�rising and bowing to him and the company�察�began with a pretty blush to say her say��


     ;Hither from my moorland home�察      �Nymph of Torridge�察�proud I come�察      �Leaving fen and furzy brake�察      �Haunt of eft and spotted snake�察      �Where to fill mine urns I use�察      �Daily with Atlantic dews�察      �While beside the reedy flood       Wild duck leads her paddling brood。       For this morn�察�as Phoebus gay       Chased through heaven the night mist gray�察      �Close beside me�察�prankt in pride�察      �Sister Tamar rose�察�and cried�察      �'Sluggard�察�up� �'Tis holiday�察      �In the lowlands far away。       Hark� �how jocund Plymouth bells�察      �Wandering up through mazy dells�察      �Call me down�察�with smiles to hail�察      �My daring Drake's returning sail。'       'Thine alone��' I answer'd。  'Nay�察      �Mine as well the joy to´day。       Heroes train'd on Northern wave�察      �To that Argo new I gave�察      �Lent to thee�察�they roam'd the main�察      �Give me�察�nymph�察�my sons again。'       'Go�察�they wait Thee��' Tamar cried�察      �Southward bounding from my side。       Glad I rose�察�and at my call�察      �Came my Naiads�察�one and all。       Nursling of the mountain sky�察      �Leaving Dian's choir on high�察      �Down her cataracts laughing loud�察      �Ockment leapt from crag and cloud�察      �Leading many a nymph�察�who dwells       Where wild deer drink in ferny dells�察      �While the Oreads as they past       Peep'd from Druid Tors aghast。       By alder copses sliding slow�察      �Knee´deep in flowers came gentler Yeo       And paused awhile her locks to twine       With musky hops and white woodbine�察      �Then joined the silver´footed band�察      �Which circled down my golden sand�察      �By dappled park�察�and harbor shady�察      �Haunt of love´lorn knight and lady�察      �My thrice´renowned sons to greet�察      �With rustic song and pageant meet。       For joy� �the girdled robe around       Eliza's name henceforth shall sound�察      �Whose venturous fleets to conquest start�察      �Where ended once the seaman's chart�察      �While circling Sol his steps shall count       Henceforth from Thule's western mount�察      �And lead new rulers round the seas       From furthest Cassiterides。       For found is now the golden tree�察      �Solv'd th' Atlantic mystery�察      �Pluck'd the dragon´guarded fruit�察      �While around the charmed root�察      �Wailing loud�察�the Hesperids       Watch their warder's drooping lids。       Low he lies with grisly wound�察      �While the sorceress triple´crown'd       In her scarlet robe doth shield him�察      �Till her cunning spells have heal'd him。       Ye�察�meanwhile�察�around the earth       Bear the prize of manful worth。       Yet a nobler meed than gold       Waits for Albion's children bold�察      �Great Eliza's virgin hand       Welcomes you to Fairy´land�察      �While your native Naiads bring       Native wreaths as offering。       Simple though their show may be�察      �Britain's worship in them see。       'Tis not price�察�nor outward fairness�察      �Gives the victor's palm its rareness�察      �Simplest tokens can impart       Noble throb to noble heart�此      �Graecia�察�prize thy parsley crown�察      �Boast thy laurel�察�Caesar's town�察      �Moorland myrtle still shall be       Badge of Devon's Chivalry� �


And so ending�察�she took the wreath of fragrant gale from her own head�察�and stooping from the car�察�placed it on the head of Amyas Leigh�察�who made answer

;There is no place like home�察�my fair mistress and no scent to my taste like this old home´scent in all the spice´islands that I ever sailed by� �

;Her song was not so bad�察─�said Sir Richard to Lady Bath;but how came she to hear Plymouth bells at Tamar´head�察�full fifty miles away�拭 �That's too much of a poet's license�察�is it not�拭�

;The river´nymphs�察�as daughters of Oceanus�察�and thus of immortal parentage�察�are bound to possess organs of more than mortal keenness�察�but�察�as you say�察�the song was not so baderudite�察�as well as prettily conceivedand�察�saving for a certain rustical simplicity and monosyllabic baldness�察�smacks rather of the forests of Castaly than those of Torridge。;

So spake my Lady Bath�察�whom Sir Richard wisely answered not�察�for she was a terribly learned member of the college of critics�察�and disputed even with Sidney's sister the chieftaincy of the Euphuists�察�so Sir Richard answered not�察�but answer was made for him。

;Since the whole choir of Muses�察�madam�察�have migrated to the Court of Whitehall�察�no wonder if some dews of Parnassus should fertilize at times even our Devon moors。;

The speaker was a tall and slim young man�察�some five´and´twenty years old�察�of so rare and delicate a beauty�察�that it seemed that some Greek statue�察�or r
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