9 And ever by her looks conceived her intent. 103.10 Long she thus traueiled through deserts wyde, 2 By which she thought her wandring knight shold pas, Yet neuer shew of liuing wight espyde; 4 Till that at length she found the troden gras, In which the tract of peoples footing was, 6 Vnder the steepe foot of a mountaine hore; The same she followes, till at last she has 8 A damzell spyde slow footing her before, That on her shoulders sad a pot of water bore. 1 Long she thus travelled through deserts wide, 2 By which she thought her wandering knight should pass, By > Through 3 Yet never show of living wight espied; show > trace wight > person 4 Till at length she found the trodden grass 5 In which the tract of people's footing was, tract > track 6 Under the steep foot of a mountain hoar; hoar > hoary, grey; ancient 7 The same she follows, till at last she has 8 A damsel spied, slow footing her before, 9 That on her shoulders sad a pot of water bore. sad > heavy, firm; heavily laden; sad 103.11 +To whom+ approching she to her gan call, 2 To weet, if dwelling place were nigh at hand; But the rude wench her answer'd nought at all, 4 She could not heare, nor speake, nor vnderstand; Till seeing by her side the Lyon stand, 6 With suddaine feare her pitcher downe she threw, And fled away: for neuer in that land 8 Face of faire Ladie she before did vew, And that dread Lyons looke her cast in deadly hew. 1 To whom > Whom _1596_ 1 To whom approaching, she to her gan call, gan > did 2 To weet if dwelling place were nigh at hand; weet > find out 3 But the rude wench her answered naught at all, rude > simple; uneducated 4 She could not hear, nor speak, nor understand; 5 Till, seeing by her side the lion stand, 6 With sudden fear her pitcher down she threw, 7 And fled away: for never in that land 8 Face of fair lady she before did view, 9 And that dread lion's look her cast in deadly hue. cast in deadly hue > [made "as white as a sheet"; deadly = deathly] 103.12 Full fast she fled, ne euer lookt behynd, 2 As if her life vpon the wager lay, And home she came, whereas her mother blynd 4 Sate in eternall night: nought could she say, But suddaine catching hold, did her dismay 6 With quaking hands, and other signes of feare: Who full of ghastly fright and cold affray, 8 Gan shut the dore. By this arriued there Dame _Vna_, wearie Dame, and entrance did requere. 1 Full fast she fled, nor ever looked behind, Full > Very, exceedingly 2 As if her life upon the wager lay, upon the wager lay > [were at stake] 3 And home she came, where her mother blind 4 Sat in eternal night: naught could she say, she > [the damsel] 5 But, suddenly catching hold, did her dismay 6 With quaking hands, and other signs of fear: 7 Who, full of ghastly fright and cold affray,