While Scotland's prince is doubting in such wise To keep him captive, or to loose his chain;
Or to remove him from before his eyes, By dooming him to die, or live in pain;
Loud neighing, thitherward the palfrey hies From which the Tartar king had stript the rein;
And the old harridan, who had before Nigh caused Zerbino's death, among them bore.