4 And read her sorrow in her countenance sad; 5 Their frowning foreheads, with rough horns clad, 6 And rustic horror, all aside do lay, horror > roughness 7 And, gently grinning, show a semblance glad 8 To comfort her; and, fear to put away, 9 Their backward bent knees teach her humbly to obey. Their backward bent knees teach her humbly to obey > [Teach their backward bent knees to obey her humbly; obey = bow, do obeisance; "backward bent" because fauns and satyrs have the legs of a goat] 106.12 The doubtfull Damzell dare not yet commit 2 Her single person to their barbarous truth, But still twixt feare and hope amazd does sit, 4 Late learnd what harme to hastie trust ensu'th, They in compassion of her tender youth, 6 And wonder of her beautie soueraine, Are wonne with pitty and vnwonted ruth, 8 And all prostrate vpon the lowly plaine, Doe kisse her feete, and fawne on her with count'nance faine. 1 The doubtful damsel dare not yet commit doubtful > fearful 2 Her single person to their barbarous truth, single > solitary truth > {Allegiance; conduct in accordance with the divine standard; also: a variant spelling of "troth", good faith} 3 But still 'twixt fear and hope amazed does sit, amazed > astounded 4 Late learned what harm to hasty trust ensues; Late > Recently learned > taught; having learned 5 They, in compassion of her tender youth, 6 And wonder of her beauty sovereign, of > at 7 Are won with pity and unwonted ruth, won > overcome unwonted ruth > unaccustomed pity 8 And, all prostrate upon the lowly plain, 9 Do kiss her feet, and fawn on her with countenance fain. fain > glad, eager 106.13 Their harts she ghesseth by their humble guise, 2 And yieldes her to extremitie of time; So from the ground she fearelesse doth arise, 4 And walketh forth without suspect of crime: They all as glad, as birdes of ioyous Prime, 6 Thence lead her forth, about her dauncing round, Shouting, and singing all a shepheards ryme, 8 And with greene braunches strowing all the ground, Do worship her, as Queene, with oliue girlond cround. 1 Their hearts she guesses by their humble guise, guesses > judges; esteems, reckons guise > behaviour; demeanour, manner 2 And yields her to extremity of time; her to extremity of time > [herself to the necessity of the moment] 3 So from the ground she fearless does arise, 4 And walks forth without suspect of crime: suspect > suspicion 5 They, all as glad as birds of joyous prime, They, all > (Or: They all,) prime > springtime; sunrise, morning 6 Thence lead her forth, about her dancing round, 7 Shouting, and singing all a shepherd's rhyme, 8 And with green branches strewing all the ground, 9 Do worship her as queen, with olive garland crowned. 106.14