English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
2 What do I see? What hard mishap is this,
3 That has you hither brought to taste my ire?
4 Or yours the fault, or mine the error is,
Or > Either
5 Instead of foe to wound my friend amiss?"
6 He answered naught, but in a trance still lay,
still > motionless; yet
7 And on those guileful dazed eyes of his
8 The cloud of death did sit. Which done away,
Which done away > [When the swoon had passed]
9 He left him lying so, nor would no longer stay.
nor would no > [neither would any]
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But to the virgin comes, who all this while
2 Amased stands, her selfe so mockt to see
By him, who has the guerdon of his guile,
4 For so misfeigning her true knight to bee:
Yet is she now in more perplexitie,
6 Left in the hand of that same Paynim bold,
From whom her booteth not at all to flie;
8 Who by her cleanly garment catching hold,
Her from her Palfrey pluckt, her visage to behold.
1 But to the virgin comes; who all this while
2 Amazed stands, herself so mocked to see
herself so mocked to see > [to see herself so mocked]
3 By him, who has the guerdon of his guile,
guerdon > reward
4 For so misfeigning her true knight to be:
misfeigning > pretending
5 Yet is she now in more perplexity,
perplexity > trouble, distress
6 Left in the hand of that same paynim bold,
paynim > pagan, heathen
7 From whom her boots not at all to fly;
her boots > it avails her
fly > flee
8 Who, by her cleanly garment catching hold,
cleanly > {Clean, neat, elegant; morally or spiritually clean}
9 Her from her palfrey plucked, her visage to behold.
palfrey > {Saddle-horse for ladies}
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But her fierce seruant full of kingly awe
2 And high disdaine, whenas his soueraine Dame
So rudely handled by her foe he sawe,
4 With gaping iawes full greedy at him came,
And ramping on his shield, did weene the same
6 Haue reft away with his sharpe rending clawes:
But he was stout, and lust did now inflame
8 His corage more, that from his griping pawes
He hath his shield redeem'd, and +foorth+ his +swerd+ he drawes.
9 foorth > forth _1590_
9 swerd > sword _1609_
1 But her fierce servant, full of kingly awe
awe > fierceness, rage; power to inspire fear
2 And high disdain, when his sovereign dame
disdain > indignation
3 So rudely handled by her foe he saw,
rudely > roughly, violently
4 With gaping jaws full greedy at him came,
full greedy > very reckless; very recklessly
5 And, ramping on his shield, did ween the same
ramping > leaping, rearing up
ween > mean, intend
6 Have reft away with his sharp rending claws:
Have > [To have]
reft > taken, torn
7 But he was stout, and lust did now inflame
he > [Sansloy]
stout > bold, brave; resolute; physically robust
8 His courage more, that from his gripping paws
that > [so that]
9 He has his shield redeemed, and forth his sword he draws.
redeemed > recovered, recovered by force
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