English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
suffered > allowed
retire > return
6 For ransom leaving him the late-born child;
7 Whom, till to riper years he gan aspire,
gan aspire > did reach; grew
8 He noursled up in life and manners wild,
noursled up > brought up, reared
9 Amongst wild beasts and woods, from laws of men exiled.
106.24
For all he taught the tender ymp, was but
2 To banish cowardize and bastard feare;
His trembling hand he would him force to put
4 Vpon the Lyon and the rugged Beare,
And from the she Beares teats her whelps to teare;
6 And eke wyld roring Buls he would him make
To tame, and ryde their backes not made to beare;
8 And the Robuckes in flight to ouertake,
That euery beast for feare of him did fly and quake.
1 For all he taught the tender imp was but
imp > child
2 To banish cowardice and bastard fear;
bastard > base
3 His trembling hand he would him force to put
4 Upon the lion and the rugged bear,
5 And from the she bear's teats her whelps to tear;
6 And eke wild roaring bulls he would him make
eke > also
7 To tame, and ride their backs, not made to bear;
8 And the roebucks in flight to overtake,
9 That every beast for fear of him did fly and quake.
That > [So that]
106.25
Thereby so fearelesse, and so fell he grew,
2 That his owne sire and maister of his guise
Did often tremble at his horrid vew,
4 And oft for dread of hurt would him aduise,
The angry beasts not rashly to despise,
6 Nor too much to prouoke; for he would learne
The Lyon stoup to him in lowly wise,
8 (A lesson hard) and make the Libbard sterne
Leaue roaring, when in rage he for reuenge did earne.
1 Thereby so fearless and so fell he grew
fell > fierce, terrible
2 That his own sire and master of his guise
sire > father
master > teacher, tutor
guise > behaviour, demeanour, appearance; mode of life
3 Did often tremble at his horrid view,
horrid > rough, frightful
view > appearance
4 And oft, for dread of hurt, would him advise
5 The angry beasts not rashly to despise,
despise > treat with contempt
6 Nor too much to provoke; for he would learn
learn > teach
7 The lion stoop to him in lowly wise,
stoop > [to stoop]
wise > manner
8 (A lesson hard) and make the libbard stern
libbard > leopard
stern > fierce
9 Leave roaring, when in rage he for revenge did yearn.
Leave > Leave off, desist from
he > [either the leopard or, perhaps, Satyrane himself]
106.26
And for to make his powre approued more,
2 Wyld beasts in yron yokes he would compell;
The spotted Panther, and the tusked Bore,
4 The Pardale swift, and the Tigre cruell;
The Antelope, and Wolfe both +fierce and fell+;
6 And them constraine in equall teme to draw.
Such ioy he had, their stubborne harts to quell,
8 And sturdie courage tame with dreadfull aw,
That his beheast they feared, as +a+ tyrans law.
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