But that proud Paynim forward came so +fierce+, 2 And full of wrath, that with his sharp-head speare Through vainely crossed shield he quite did +pierce,+ 4 And had his staggering steede not +shrunke+ for feare, Through shield and bodie eke he should him beare: 6 Yet so great was the puissance of his push, That from his saddle quite he did him beare: 8 He tombling rudely downe to ground did rush, And from his gored wound a well of bloud did gush. 1 fierce > ferce _1590_ 3 pierce, > perce; _1590_ 4 shrunke > shronke _1590_ 1 But that proud paynim forward came so fierce paynim > pagan, heathen 2 And full of wrath, that, with his sharp-head spear, 3 Through vainly crossed shield he quite did pierce; vainly crossed > (Because its cross is counterfeit) 4 And, had his staggering steed not shrunk for fear, 5 Through shield and body eke he should him bear: eke > also; _hence:_ both bear > [have] thrust 6 Yet so great was the puissance of his push, puissance > power 7 That from his saddle quite he did him bear: bear > carry 8 He tumbling rudely down to ground did rush, He > (The phrasing of this line is ambiguous: (1) He, tumbling rudely down, to ground did rush; (2) He, tumbling rudely, down to ground did rush) rudely > clumsily, violently 9 And from his gored wound a well of blood did gush. 103.36 Dismounting lightly from his loftie steed, 2 He to him lept, in mind to reaue his life, And proudly said, Lo there the worthie meed 4 Of him, that slew _Sansfoy_ with bloudie knife; Henceforth his ghost freed from repining strife, 6 In peace may passen ouer _Lethe_ lake, When +morning+ altars purgd with enemies life, 8 The blacke infernall _Furies_ doen aslake: Life from _Sansfoy_ thou tookst, _Sansloy_ shall from thee take. 7 morning > mourning _1590, 1609_ 1 Dismounting lightly from his lofty steed, lightly > quickly, lightly 2 He to him leapt, in mind to reave his life, reave > take away 3 And proudly said, "Lo, there the worthy meed meed > reward 4 Of him that slew Sansfoy with bloody knife; knife > sword 5 Henceforth his ghost, freed from repining strife, ghost > spirit, soul repining > fretting, fretful 6 In peace may pass over Lethe Lake, Lethe > (A river in hell; those who drink from it lose all memory of their former life and become purified; see _SC_, gloss to "March", _Aen._ 6.745-51, _PL_ 2.604) 7 When mourning altars, purged with enemy's life, purged > purified 8 The black infernal Furies do aslake: Furies > (In later accounts, Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto, three goddesses who guard the gates of hell; in earlier accounts, they are avenging deities, of indeterminate number, sent from hell to punish wrongdoers) aslake > assuage; cool 9 Life from Sansfoy you took, Sansloy shall from you take." Life > [That life which; see 102.15-19] 103.37