English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
people's feet, which > [the feet of people who]
104.3
Great troupes of people traueild thitherward
2 Both day and night, of each degree and place,
But few returned, hauing scaped hard,
4 With balefull beggerie, or foule disgrace,
Which euer after in most wretched case,
6 Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay.
Thither _Duessa_ bad him bend his pace:
8 For she is wearie of the toilesome way,
And also nigh consumed is the lingring day.
1 Great troops of people travelled thitherward
thitherward > towards there, thither
2 Both day and night, of each degree and place,
place > rank
3 But few returned, having scaped hard,
scaped hard > escaped with difficulty
4 With baleful beggary, or foul disgrace,
baleful > deadly, miserable
5 Which ever after, in most wretched case,
case > plight
6 Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay.
lazars > lepers
7 Thither Duessa bade him bend his pace:
bend > incline; turn, _hence:_ divert (including sense of "diverting
from the true path")
8 For she is weary of the toilsome way,
toilsome > wearisome
9 And also nigh consumed is the lingering day.
104.4
A stately Pallace built of squared bricke,
2 Which cunningly was without morter laid,
Whose wals were high, but nothing strong, nor thick,
4 And golden foile all ouer them displaid,
That purest skye with brightnesse they dismaid:
6 High lifted vp were many loftie towres,
And goodly galleries farre ouer laid,
8 Full of faire windowes, and delightfull bowres;
And on the top a Diall told the timely howres.
1 A stately palace built of squared brick,
2 Which cunningly was without mortar laid,
3 Whose walls were high, but nothing strong, nor thick,
nothing > not at all, in no way
4 And golden foil all over them displayed,
5 That purest sky with brightness they dismayed:
That > [So that the]
6 High lifted up were many lofty towers,
7 And goodly galleries far over laid,
goodly > fine, beautiful
far over laid > placed high above
8 Full of fair windows, and delightful bowers;
bowers > chambers, rooms
9 And on the top a dial told the timely hours.
104.5
It was a goodly heape for to behould,
2 And spake the praises of the workmans wit;
But full great pittie, that so faire a mould
4 Did on so weake foundation euer sit:
For on a sandie hill, that still did flit,
6 And fall away, it mounted was full hie,
That euery breath of heauen shaked it:
8 And all the hinder parts, that few could spie,
Were ruinous and old, but painted cunningly.
1 It was a goodly heap to behold,
goodly > fine, beautiful
heap > pile; _hence:_ large building
2 And spoke the praises of the workman's wit;
wit > skill
3 But full great pity, that so fair a mould
full > very, exceedingly
mould > form, structure
4 Did on so weak foundation ever sit:
so > such [a]
5 For on a sandy hill, that still did flit
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