1 The day is spent, and comes drowsy night, 2 When every creature shrouded is in sleep; 3 Sad Una down herself lays in weary plight, 4 And at her feet the lion watch does keep: 5 Instead of rest, she does lament, and weep rest > resting 6 For the late loss of her dear loved knight, 7 And sighs, and groans, and evermore does steep 8 Her tender breast in bitter tears all night; 9 All night she thinks too long, and often looks for light. 103.16 Now when _Aldeboran_ was mounted hie 2 Aboue the shynie _Cassiopeias_ chaire, And all in deadly sleepe did drowned lie, 4 One knocked at the dore, and in would fare; He knocked fast, and often curst, and sware, 6 That readie entrance was not at his call: For on his backe a heauy load he bare 8 Of nightly stelths and pillage seuerall, Which he had got abroad by purchase criminall. 1 Now when Aldebaran was mounted high Aldebaran > (A red star forming the eye of the bull in the constellation of Taurus; in the northern hemisphere, in this relationship to Cassiopeia the season would be winter, the time of greatest darkness and cold) 2 Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair, Cassiopeia > (A W-shaped constellation, hence resembling a chair or throne. Cassiopeia was a proud queen who consented to the sacrifice of her virgin daughter, Andromeda, to a sea-monster. Andromeda, however, was rescued by Perseus, who subsequently married her and was declared the saviour of the royal house; Cassiopeia and her throne were placed among the stars (see _Met._ 4.663-803, _Myth._ 8.6). The legend has certain parallels with the story of Una and the Redcross Knight) 3 And all in deadly sleep did drowned lie, deadly > death-like 4 One knocked at the door, and in would fare; 5 He knocked fast, and often cursed, and swore, 6 That ready entrance was not at his call: 7 For on his back a heavy load he bore 8 Of nightly stealths and pillage several, stealths > stealing, thefts several > [of various kinds and from various places] 9 Which he had got abroad by purchase criminal. purchase criminal > theft (purchase = acquisition) 103.17 He was to weete a stout and sturdie thiefe, 2 Wont to robbe Churches of their ornaments, And poore mens boxes of their due reliefe, 4 Which giuen was to them for good intents; The holy Saints of their rich vestiments 6 He did disrobe, when all men carelesse slept, And spoild the Priests of their habiliments, 8 Whiles none the holy things in safety kept; Then he by cunning sleights in at the window crept. 1 He was, to wit, a stout and sturdy thief, stout > bold sturdy > courageous, ruthless 2 Wont to rob churches of their ornaments Wont > Accustomed 3 And poor men's boxes of their due relief, boxes > [poor-boxes in church, for alms] relief > {Alms, funds administered from parish doles} 4 Which given was to them for good intents; intents > purposes