1 One day, nigh weary of the irksome way, 2 From her unhasty beast she did alight, 3 And on the grass her dainty limbs did lay 4 In secret shadow, far from all men's sight: secret > secluded, remote 5 From her fair head her fillet she undight, fillet > {Headband; ribbon used for keeping the head-dress in place: cf. 101.4:4} undight > unfastened 6 And laid her stole aside. Her angel's face, stole > robe 7 As the great eye of heaven, shone bright, 8 And made a sunshine in the shady place; 9 Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly grace. Did never > [Never did] 103.5 It fortuned out of the thickest wood 2 A ramping Lyon rushed suddainly, Hunting full greedie after saluage blood; 4 Soone as the royall virgin he did spy, With gaping mouth at her ran greedily, 6 To haue attonce deuour'd her tender corse: But to the pray when as he drew more ny, 8 His bloudie rage asswaged with remorse, And with the sight amazd, forgat his furious forse. 1 It fortuned, out of the thickest wood 2 A ramping lion rushed suddenly, ramping > rampant, rearing up 3 Hunting full greedy after savage blood; full > very, exceedingly greedy > greedily, recklessly savage > [wild animals'] 4 Soon as the royal virgin he did spy, Soon > [As soon] 5 With gaping mouth at her ran greedily, ran > [he ran] 6 To have at once devoured her tender corse: corse > body 7 But to the prey when he drew more nigh, But to the prey when he drew more nigh > [But when he drew more nigh to the prey] 8 His bloody rage assuaged with remorse assuaged > (Intr.) became less violent, abated; (tr.) [he] assuaged remorse > remorse; compassion, pity 9 And, with the sight amazed, forgot his furious force. 103.6 In stead thereof he kist her wearie feet, 2 And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong, As he her wronged innocence did weet. 4 O how can beautie maister the most strong, And simple truth subdue auenging wrong? 6 Whose yeelded pride and proud submission, Still dreading death, when she had marked long, 8 Her hart gan melt in great compassion, And drizling teares did shed for pure affection. 1 Instead thereof he kissed her weary feet, 2 And licked her lily hands with fawning tongue, 3 As he her wronged innocence did weet. As > [As if] weet > understand, perceive 4 O how can beauty master the most strong, can beauty > can beauty; did beauty; does beauty know how to 5 And simple truth subdue avenging wrong? 6 Whose yielded pride and proud submission, 7 Still dreading death, when she had marked long, marked > [marked his yielded pride and proud submission] 8 Her heart gan melt in great compassion, gan > did 9 And drizzling tears did shed for pure affection. drizzling > {Falling in fine drops} 103.7