English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
Aveugle > "Blind", "Blind-man" (French word. He is the son of Nox
and the father of Sansfoy, Sansloy, and Sansjoy)
so evil hear > such evil is heard [If of old Aveugle's sons such
evil is heard, made public: Latin _audire male_]
8 Or who shall not great Night's children scorn,
9 When two of three her nephews are so foul forlorn?
three her nephews > her three grandsons
forlorn > ruined [by the Redcross Knight]; deserted, abandoned [by
their grandmother]
105.24
Vp then, vp dreary Dame, of darknesse Queene,
2 Go gather vp the reliques of thy race,
Or else goe them auenge, and let be seene,
4 That dreaded _Night_ in brightest day hath place,
And can the children of faire light deface.
6 Her feeling speeches some compassion moued
In hart, and chaunge in that great mothers face:
8 Yet pittie in her hart was neuer proued
Till then: +for+ euermore she hated, neuer loued.
9 for > and _1596, 1609_
1 "Up then, up, dreary dame, of darkness queen!
dreary > dreadful
2 Go gather up the relics of your race,
3 Or else go them avenge, and let be seen
4 That dreaded Night in brightest day has place,
place > rank, status
5 And can the children of fair Light deface."
deface > destroy; cast in the shade
6 Her feeling speeches some compassion moved
7 In heart, and change in that great mother's face:
8 Yet pity in her heart was never proved
proved > felt, experienced
9 Till then: for evermore she hated, never loved.
105.25
And said, Deare daughter rightly may I rew
2 The fall of famous children borne of mee,
And good successes, which their foes ensew:
4 But who can turne the streame of destinee,
Or breake the chayne of strong necessitee,
6 Which fast is tyde to _Ioues_ eternall seat?
The sonnes of Day he fauoureth, I see,
8 And by my ruines thinkes to make them great:
To make one great by others losse, is bad excheat.
1 And said, "Dear daughter, rightly may I rue
2 The fall of famous children borne of me,
of > by (indirectly or metaphorically)
3 And good successes, which their foes ensue:
their foes ensue > follow their foes
4 But who can turn the stream of destiny,
5 Or break the chain of strong necessity,
chain > (The "golden rope" of Zeus (Jove), suspended from heaven to
earth, by which he controls all creation. See _Iliad_ 8.18-27;
109.1:1-2, 207.46)
6 Which fast is tied to Jove's eternal seat?
fast > firmly
seat > throne
7 The sons of Day he favours, I see,
8 And by my ruins thinks to make them great:
9 To make one great by other's loss is bad escheat.
escheat > {Reversion of property to crown or to feudal lord on
intestacy; property so reverting; plunder; forced contribution;
here, perhaps, = "exchange", "bargain"}
105.26
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