English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
5 Greatly advancing his gay chivalry.
advancing > extolling
6 So marches home, and by her takes the knight,
by > [beside]
7 Whom all the people follow with great glee,
8 Shouting, and clapping all their hands on high,
on high > on high; aloud
9 That all the air it fills, and flies to heaven bright.
That > [So that]
105.17
Home is he brought, and laid in sumptuous bed:
2 Where many skilfull leaches him abide,
To salue his hurts, that yet still freshly bled.
4 In wine and oyle they wash his woundes wide,
And softly +can+ embalme on euery side.
6 And all the while, most heauenly melody
About the bed sweet musicke did diuide,
8 Him to beguile of griefe and agony:
And all the while _Duessa_ wept full bitterly.
5 can > gan _1590_
1 Home is he brought, and laid in sumptuous bed:
2 Where many skilful leeches him abide
leeches > doctors
abide > await, attend
3 To salve his hurts, that yet still freshly bled.
salve > anoint
4 In wine and oil they wash his wounds wide,
5 And softly can embalm on every side.
can embalm > did anoint (see Textual Appendix)
6 And all the while most heavenly melody
7 About the bed sweet music did divide,
divide > {Perform with "divisions", descant}
8 Him to beguile of grief and agony:
grief > pain
9 And all the while Duessa wept full bitterly.
full > very
105.18
As when a wearie traueller that strayes
2 By muddy shore of broad seuen-mouthed _Nile_,
Vnweeting of the perillous wandring wayes,
4 Doth meete a cruell craftie Crocodile,
Which in false griefe hyding his harmefull guile,
6 Doth weepe full sore, and sheddeth tender teares:
The foolish man, that pitties all this while
8 His mournefull plight, is swallowd vp vnwares,
Forgetfull of his owne, that mindes anothers cares.
1 As when a weary traveller, that strays
2 By muddy shore of broad seven-mouthed Nile,
seven-mouthed > (So described by Virgil, _Aen._ 6.800)
3 Unweeting of the perilous wandering ways,
Unweeting > Ignorant
4 Does meet a cruel crafty crocodile,
5 Which, in false grief hiding its harmful guile,
6 Does weep full sore, and sheds tender tears:
full > very, exceedingly
sore > bitterly
7 The foolish man, that pities all this while
8 Its mournful plight, is swallowed up unwares,
unwares > unexpectedly
9 Forgetful of his own, that minds another's cares.
105.19
So wept _Duessa_ vntill euentide,
2 That shyning lampes in _Ioues_ high house were light:
Then forth she rose, ne lenger would abide,
4 But comes vnto the place, where th'Hethen knight
In slombring +swownd+ nigh voyd of vitall spright,
6 Lay couer'd with inchaunted cloud all day:
Whom when she found, as she him left in plight,
8 To wayle his woefull case she would not stay,
But to the easterne coast of heauen makes speedy way.
5 swownd > swoune _1609_
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