Her seeming dead he found with feigned feare, 2 As all vnweeting of that well she knew, And paynd himselfe with busie care to reare 4 Her out of carelesse swowne. Her eylids blew And dimmed sight with pale and deadly hew 6 At last she vp gan lift: with trembling cheare Her vp he tooke, too simple and too trew, 8 And oft her kist. At length all passed feare, He set her on her steede, and forward forth did beare. 1 Her seeming dead he found with feigned fear, 2 As all unweeting of that well she knew; unweeting > ignorant that > [that which] 3 And pained himself with busy care to rear busy > solicitous 4 Her out of careless swoon. Her eyelids blue careless > abandoned, not caring; artless; unconscious, free from care blue > {Livid; low-spirited, affected with fear} 5 And dimmed sight, with pale and deadly hue, deadly hue > deathly appearance 6 At last she up gan lift: with trembling cheer gan > did cheer > expression, countenance 7 Her up he took, too simple and too true, simple > (The knight and Duessa both; simple also has the meaning "free from duplicity"; she is then _too_ simple and _too_ true) 8 And oft her kissed. At length, all passed fear, passed fear > [fear passed] 9 He set her on her steed, and forward forth did bear. bear > travel, maintain his course; _also:_ take [her as a companion] CANTO III _Forsaken Truth long seekes her loue, 2 And makes the Lyon mylde, Marres blind Deuotions mart, and fals 4 In hand of leachour vylde._ 1 Forsaken Truth long seeks her love, Truth > [Una] 2 And makes the lion mild, 3 Mars blind Devotion's mart, and falls Mars > Spoils Devotion > Corceca (introduced at 103.12, named at 103.18:4) mart > trade 4 In hand of lecher vile. In hand > Into the hands lecher > [a lecher] 103.1 NOught is there vnder heau'ns wide hollownesse, 2 That moues more deare compassion of mind, Then beautie brought t'vnworthy wretchednesse 4 Through enuies snares or fortunes freakes vnkind: I, whether lately through her brightnesse blind, 6 Or through alleageance and fast fealtie, Which I do owe vnto all woman kind, 8 Feele my heart perst with so great agonie, When such I see, that all for pittie I could die. 1 Naught is there under heaven's wide hollowness 2 That moves more dear compassion of mind 3 Than beauty brought to unworthy wretchedness unworthy > undeserved 4 Through envy's snares or fortune's freaks unkind: freaks > whims, caprices 5 I, whether lately through its brightness blind, its > [beauty's] blind > blinded 6 Or through allegiance, and fast fealty, fast > firm fealty > obligation of fidelity; loyalty (of a vassal to his lord) 7 Which I do owe to all womankind, 8 Feel my heart pierced with so great agony so great agony > [such great agony; _or:_ so great an agony] 9 When such I see, that all for pity I could die. 103.2