He hearkned, and did stay from further harmes, 2 To gayne so goodly guerdon, as she spake: So willingly she came into his armes, 4 Who her as willingly to grace did take, And was possessed of his new found make. 6 Then vp he tooke the slombred sencelesse corse, And ere he could out of his swowne awake, 8 Him to his castle brought with hastie forse, And in a Dongeon deepe him threw without remorse. 1 He hearkened, and did stay from further harms, stay > desist 2 To gain so goodly guerdon as she spoke: goodly > beautiful [a] guerdon > reward, recompense [for denying himself the pleasure of killing the Redcross Knight] spoke > [spoke of] 3 So willingly she came into his arms, 4 Who her as willingly to grace did take, to grace > into his favour 5 And was possessed of his newfound make. was possessed of > was possessed of; was possessed by (in the sexual sense) make > mate 6 Then up he took the slumbered senseless corse, slumbered > unconscious corse > body 7 And, ere he could out of his swoon awake, 8 Him to his castle brought with hasty force, 9 And in a dungeon deep him threw without remorse. in > [into] 107.16 From that day forth _Duessa_ was his deare, 2 And highly honourd in his haughtie eye, He gaue her gold and purple pall to weare, 4 And triple crowne set on her head full hye, And her endowd with royall maiestye: 6 Then for to make her dreaded more of men, And peoples harts with awfull terrour tye, 8 A monstrous beast ybred in filthy fen He chose, which he had kept long time in darksome den. 1 From that day forth Duessa was his dear, 2 And highly honoured in his haughty eye; 3 He gave her gold and purple pall to wear, pall > robe, cloak (see _Rev._ 17.4) 4 And triple crown set on her head full high, triple crown > (The papal tiara) full > very, exceedingly 5 And her endowed with royal majesty: 6 Then, to make her dreaded more of men, of > by 7 And people's hearts with awful terror tie, tie > [to] bind, [to] confine 8 A monstrous beast, bred in filthy fen, 9 He chose, which he had kept long time in darksome den. 107.17 Such one it was, as that renowmed Snake 2 Which great _Alcides_ in _Stremona_ slew, Long fostred in the filth of _Lerna_ lake, 4 Whose many heads out budding euer new, Did breed him endlesse labour to subdew: 6 But this same Monster much more vgly was; For seuen great heads out of his body grew, 8 An yron brest, and backe of scaly bras, And all embrewd in bloud, his eyes did shine as glas. 1 Such one it was, as that renowned snake snake > (The Hydra, which grew two heads for each one cut off: it lived in the swamps of Lerna Lake in Argos and was killed by Hercules as his second labour; see _Met._ 9.68-74) 2 Which great Alcides in Stremona slew,