Then Merlin with a look benign reply'd,
(For he was bred with ev'ry courteous thew)
"I know to make fair Columbel your bride
"The blatant-beast you thro' the lond pursue;
"The fate of empires now demands my view,
"And for awhile denys my presence here;
"Soon in this cell I'll thee again salew,
"What most thou lik'st partake withouten fear,
"Share all my cave affords, nor think I grudge my chear.