[Sidenote A: The Dragon is that Abaddon and Apollion, the enemy to mankinde.]
So that I thought to bee[A] in the inextricable frame of the prudent _Dedalus_, or of _Porsena_, so full of wayes and winding turnings, one entring into another, to deceiue the intent of the goer out, or in the romthie denne of the horrible _Cyclops_, or the hollow Caue of the theeuish _Carus_. In such sort, that although my eyes were somewhat wel acquainted with the darkenes, yet I could see iust nothing. But was glad to stretche out my armes forme before my face, groping about mee (lyke one that played blynde Sym) least I should runne my face against some pyllers, and feeling with my feete softlye before I did rest vpon them for feare I should tumble downe into some vaulte vnder thys mighty Pyramides.
[Sidenote A: The darke places is ignorance, and the wisedome of this word which is nothing els but meere folly.]
And looking backe, whether this fearefull Dragon did still followe mee or no, the light was cleane gone. And I remayning in a darke place, full of sundrie turnings and crossing passages, in a greater terror and more deadly heauinesse of minde then _Mercurie_. Making himselfe _Ibis_ and _Apollo_, _Threicia_, _Diana_, into the lyttle byrd _Cholomene_. And _Pan_ into two shapes. I and more afraide then euer was _Oedipus_, _Cyrus_, _Crasus_, and _Perseus_. And more trembling then the theefe _Thracilius_ in his beares skinne. In sorrowe more abounding then poore _Pscyphes_. And in more laboursome daungers then _Lucius Apuleus_, when hee heard the theeues consulting to knocke him on the head and kyll him.[A]
[Sidenote A: Cosby for killing the L. Browgh.]
Oppressed and laden with all these aforenamed frightes and terrors, I began to imagine that the Dragon was flying about my head, and with the noyse of hir scritching teeth and tearing clawes to take hould vpon me with hir deuouring iawes: my heart giuing mee to vnderstand, that the carniuorus Woolfe which I drempt of, was a presage of this my last doubted end. And thus running vppe and downe like a little poore Pismeere or Aunte, when the Partrich is scratching vpon their hillocks and picking of them vp. With my watchfull and attentiue eares, listning if the horrible monster with hir slimie and filthie poyson and stinking sauour were drawing towards mee. And fearing whatsoever came first into my thought.
