English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
8 That of no envious eyes he might be spied:
That of > [So that by]
envious > malevolent
9 For, doubtless, death ensued if any him descried.
ensued > [would have ensued]
105.53
Scarse could he footing find in that fowle way,
2 For many corses, like a great Lay-stall
Of murdred men which therein strowed lay,
4 Without remorse, or decent funerall:
Which all through that great Princesse pride did fall
6 And came to shamefull end. And them beside
Forth ryding vnderneath the castell wall,
8 A donghill of dead carkases he spide,
The dreadfull spectacle of that sad house of _Pride_.
1 Scarce could he footing find in that foul way,
2 For many corses, like a great laystall
For > [Because of the]
corses > bodies
laystall > {Place where bodies are laid; dunghill, midden}
3 Of murdered men, who therein strewn lay,
4 Without remorse or decent funeral:
remorse > pity
5 Who all through that great princess Pride did fall
6 And came to shameful end. And them beside,
7 Forth riding underneath the castle wall,
8 A dunghill of dead carcases he spied,
9 The dreadful spectacle of that sad House of Pride.
spectacle > example; model, pattern
CANTO VI
2 _From lawlesse lust by wondrous grace
fayre Vna is releast:
4 Whom saluage nation does adore,
and learnes her wise beheast._
1 From lawless lust by wondrous grace
2 fair Una is released:
3 Whom savage nation does adore,
savage > wild, uncivilized
4 and learns her wise behest.
behest > {Bidding; injunction, often of a religious nature; cf.
107.18:7}
106.1
AS when a ship, that flyes faire vnder saile,
2 An hidden rocke escaped hath vnwares,
That lay in waite her wrack for to bewaile,
4 The Marriner yet halfe amazed stares
At perill past, and yet +in+ doubt ne dares
6 To ioy at his foole-happie ouersight:
So doubly is distrest twixt ioy and cares
8 The dreadlesse courage of this Elfin knight,
Hauing escapt so sad ensamples in his sight.
5 in > it _1590 etc.: FE_
1 As when a ship, that flies fair under sail,
2 A hidden rock escaped has unwares,
unwares > unwittingly
3 That lay in wait her wreck to bewail,
bewail > ?cause, ?choose, ?mourn (perhaps an error)
4 The mariner yet half amazed stares
5 At peril past, and yet in doubt neither dares
doubt > fear
6 To joy at his fool-happy oversight:
joy > rejoice
fool-happy > lucky
7 So doubly is distressed 'twixt joy and cares
8 The dreadless courage of this Elfin knight,
dreadless courage > fearless spirit
9 Having escaped so sad examples in his sight.
so > such
106.2
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