2 Her coal-black curtain over brightest sky, 3 The warlike youths, on dainty couches laid, 4 Did chase away sweet sleep from sluggish eye, 5 To muse on means of hoped victory. 6 But when Morpheus had with leaden mace Morpheus > (The god of dreams: one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep) 7 Arrested all that courtly company, 8 Uprose Duessa from her resting place, 9 And to the paynim's lodging comes with silent pace. paynim > pagan, heathen pace > movement, step 104.45 Whom broad awake she finds, in troublous fit, 2 Forecasting, how his foe he might annoy, And him amoues with speaches seeming fit: 4 Ah deare _Sans ioy_, next dearest to _Sans foy_, Cause of my new griefe, cause of +my+ new ioy, 6 Ioyous, to see his ymage in mine eye, And greeu'd, to thinke how foe did him destroy, 8 That was the flowre of grace and cheualrye; Lo his _Fidessa_ to thy secret faith I flye. 5 my > _omitted from 1590 and 1596: FE_ 1 Whom broad awake she finds, in troublous fit, fit > condition, mood 2 Forecasting how his foe he might annoy, Forecasting > Planning annoy > injure 3 And him amoves with speeches seeming fit: amoves > stirs fit > fit, appropriate 4 "Ah, dear Sansjoy, next dearest to Sansfoy, 5 Cause of my new grief, cause of my new joy; 6 Joyous, to see his image in my eye, 7 And grieved, to think how foe did him destroy, 8 That was the flower of grace and chivalry; 9 Lo his Fidessa, to your secret faith I fly." 104.46 With gentle wordes he can her fairely greet, 2 And bad say on the secret of her hart. Then sighing soft, I learne that litle sweet 4 Oft tempred is (quoth she) with muchell smart: For since my brest was launcht with louely dart 6 Of deare _Sansfoy_, I neuer ioyed howre, But in eternall woes my weaker hart 8 Haue wasted, louing him with all my powre, And for his sake haue felt full many an heauie stowre. 1 With gentle words he can her fairly greet, gentle > generous; courteous can > did fairly > courteously 2 And bade say on the secret of her heart. say on > tell 3 Then, sighing soft, "I learn that little sweet 4 Oft tempered is," quoth she, "with mickle smart: mickle > much 5 For since my breast was lanced with lovely dart lovely > amorous 6 Of dear Sansfoy, I never joyed hour, joyed > [enjoyed an] 7 But in eternal woes my weaker heart weaker > too-weak 8 Have wasted, loving him with all my power, 9 And for his sake have felt full many a heavy stour. full > very stour > [time of] turmoil or distress 104.47