5 (For never did such brightness there appear): 6 And would have back retired to her cave, 7 Until the witch's speech she began to hear, 8 Saying, "Yet, O you dreaded dame, I crave Yet > [For now; for a while] crave > {Entreat, beg; demand as by right} 9 Abide, till I have told the message which I have." Abide > [You to] wait 105.22 She stayd, and foorth _Duessa_ gan proceede, 2 O thou most auncient Grandmother of all, More old then _Ioue_, whom thou at first didst breede, 4 Or that great house of Gods c{ae}lestiall, Which wast begot in _D{ae}mogorgons_ hall, 6 And sawst the secrets of the world vnmade, Why suffredst thou thy Nephewes deare to fall 8 With Elfin sword, most shamefully betrade? Lo where the stout _Sansioy_ doth sleepe in deadly shade. 1 She stayed; and forth Duessa gan proceed: stayed > remained; desisted [from starting her journey] gan > did 2 "O, you most ancient grandmother of all, 3 More old than Jove, whom you at first did breed, 4 Or that great house of gods celestial, gods celestial > (The Olympian gods, over whom Jove reigned supreme; see _Myth._ 3.12) 5 Which was begotten in Demogorgon's hall, Demogorgon > (A primordial enchanter commanding the underworld (_DGDG_ 1.1); Chaos. Progenitor of all the gods. See also 101.37:8, 402.47:7) 6 And saw the secrets of the world unmade, unmade > [in its chaotic or primeval state; see _PL_ 2.890-6] 7 Why suffered you your nephews dear to fall suffered > allowed nephews > grandsons; descendants [Sansfoy and Sansjoy] 8 With Elfin sword, most shamefully betrayed? 9 Lo, where the stout Sansjoy does sleep in deadly shade! stout > brave; proud; robust 105.23 And him before, I saw with bitter eyes 2 The bold _Sansfoy_ shrinke vnderneath his speare; And now the pray of fowles in field he lyes, 4 Nor wayld of friends, nor laid on groning beare, That whylome was to me too dearely deare. 6 O what of Gods then boots it to be borne, If old _Aveugles_ sonnes so euill heare? 8 Or who shall not great +_Nightes_+ children scorne, When two of three her Nephews are so fowle forlorne? 8 _Nightes_ > _Nights_ drad _1609_ 1 "And him before, I saw with bitter eyes him before > [before him, i.e. chronologically] 2 The bold Sansfoy shrink underneath his spear; his > [the Elf's, i.e. the Redcross Knight's] 3 And now the prey of fowls in field he lies, 4 Nor wailed of friends, nor laid on groaning bier, Nor > Neither wailed of > mourned by groaning > sorrowful [surrounded by mourners] 5 That whilom was to me too dearly dear. That > [He who] whilom > formerly dearly > dearly (in the modern sense); grievously 6 O what of gods then boots it to be born, boots > avails 7 If old Aveugle's sons so evil hear?