English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
5 Tho gan to him discover all his harms,
Tho gan to him discover all his harms > [Then did show Aesculapius
all Sansjoy's wounds]
6 Beseeching him with prayer, and with praise,
7 If either salves, or oils, or herbs, or charms,
charms > spells
8 A fordone wight from door of death might raise,
fordone > utterly ruined, undone
wight > mortal
9 He would at her request prolong her nephew's days.
nephew > grandson
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Ah Dame (quoth he) thou temptest me in vaine,
2 To dare the thing, which daily yet I rew,
And the old cause of my continued paine
4 With like attempt to like end to renew.
Is not enough, that thrust from heauen dew
6 Here endlesse penance for one fault I pay,
But that redoubled crime with vengeance new
8 Thou biddest me to eeke? Can Night defray
The wrath of thundring _Ioue_, that rules both night and day?
1 "Ah Dame," quoth he, "you tempt me in vain,
2 To dare the thing which daily yet I rue,
3 And the old cause of my continued pain
4 With like attempt to like end to renew.
5 Is not enough that, thrust from heaven due,
Is > [Is it]
heaven due > [my heavenly due]
6 Here endless penance for one fault I pay,
7 But that redoubled crime with vengeance new
8 You bid me to eke? Can Night defray
eke > increase (referring to "crime" or "vengeance", or both)
defray > discharge, settle; appease
9 The wrath of thundering Jove, that rules both night and day?"
105.43
Not so (quoth she) but sith that heauens king
2 From hope of heauen hath thee excluded quight,
Why fearest thou, that canst not hope for thing,
4 And fearest not, that more thee hurten might,
Now in the powre of euerlasting Night?
6 Goe to then, {o^} thou farre renowmed sonne
Of great _Apollo_, shew thy famous might
8 In medicine, that else hath to thee wonne
Great paines, and greater praise, both neuer to be donne.
1 "Not so," quoth she, "but, sith that heaven's king
sith that > since
2 From hope of heaven has you excluded quite,
3 Why fear you, that cannot hope for thing,
thing > [anything]
4 And fear not, that more you hurt might,
more you hurt might > [anything more might hurt you]
5 Now in the power of everlasting Night?
6 Go to then, O you far renowned son
7 Of great Apollo; show your famous might
Apollo > (Phoebus Apollo, god of the sun, music, prophecy, etc.; in
later legend he is identified with Paean, Homer's god of healing)
8 In medicine, that else has to you won
else > in another place; at another time
9 Great pains, and greater praise, both never to be done."
done > outdone; ended
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