s, mortall and desperate
attempts, art thou sought for to bee obtained by blind Louers, who
without regarde or aduise cast themselues headlong into a gulfe of
sorrowes.

They be present before thine eyes, and yet thou seest them not. Oh what
and howe great sorrowes, bitter and sharpe paine and vexation doost thou
beare, wicked, execrable and accursed appetite.

O detestable madnesse, oh beguiled senses, by your faulte with the selfe
same beastlie pleasure, myserable mortall men are ouerthrowne.

Oh filthy lust, absurd furie, disordinate and vaine desire, building
nests with errours, and torments for vvounded harts, the vtter
destroyer, and idle letting goe by of all good blessings.

Oh blinde Monster, how doost thou blinde, and with what deceipt doost
thou couer the eyes, and deceiue the vnderstanding sences of vnhappie
and miserable Louers with vailes and mystes.

O monstrous and slauish, which compassed with so manie euils, hastenest
to so small pleasure poysoned and fayned.

_Logistica_ speaking with vehemencie these and such lyke words, her
fore-head frowning, wrympling with sorrowes, and veines, rysing vp in a
great rage, shee cast her Lute vppon the ground and brake it.

VVhere-vppon _Thelemia_, with a smyling countenaunce, nodded towards
mee, as if shee shoulde say, let _Logistica_ speake her pleasure, but
doe as you see good your selfe.

And _Logistica_ seeing my wicked intent and resolute determination,
beeing kindled with disdaine, turned her backe, and with a great sigh
hastened away.

And I remained still with my companion _Thelemia_, vvho with a
flattering and smyling grace said vnto me, _Poliphilus_, this is the
place where thou shalt not continue long, but thou shalt finde the
deerest thing which thou louest in the world, & which thou hast in thy
hart, without intermission determined to seeke and desire.

And doubtfully then discoursing with my selfe, I was resolued that
nothing coulde breede quiet, or bring content to my poore grieued hart,
but my best desired _Polia_. The promise and warrantise of _Thelemia_
for my obtayning the same, bred in mee some comfort.

And shee perceiuing that the Mistris of thys place, and the seate it
selfe, and her Women dyd bothe please mee vvell, and entertained mee
courteously, shee kissing mee, tooke her leaue and gaue me a fare-well.

The metallyne gates beeing shut, I remayned incloystered among these
fayre and beautifull Nymphes, who began very pleasantl