Alcides > (Another name for Hercules, grandson of Alceus) Stremona > (Perhaps another name for Thrace, of which the River Strymon forms one boundary. Thrace was noted for its seditions (Upton); though Lerna was not in Thrace) 3 Long fostered in the filth of Lerna lake, 4 Whose many heads, out-budding ever new, 5 Did breed him endless labour to subdue: breed > engender 6 But this same monster much more ugly was; 7 For seven great heads out of his body grew, seven great heads > (Referring to _Rev._ 13.1, and perhaps also to the seven hills of Rome) 8 An iron breast, and back of scaly brass, 9 And, all imbrued in blood, his eyes did shine as glass. imbrued > stained, soaked 107.18 His tayle was stretched out in wondrous length, 2 That to the house of heauenly gods it raught, And with extorted powre, and borrow'd strength, 4 The euer-burning lamps from thence it +brought+, And prowdly threw to ground, as things of +nought+; 6 And vnderneath his filthy feet did tread The sacred things, and holy heasts foretaught. 8 Vpon this dreadfull Beast with seuenfold head He set the false _Duessa_, for more aw and dread. 4 brought > braught _1590_ 5 nought > naught _1590_ 1 His tail was stretched out in wondrous length, 2 That to the house of heavenly gods it raught, That > [So that] raught > reached 3 And with extorted power, and borrowed strength, extorted > usurped (i.e. by the Roman Catholic church) 4 The ever-burning lamps from thence it brought, lamps > [stars; see _Dan._ 8.10-13, 7.23] 5 And proudly threw to ground, as things of naught; 6 And underneath his filthy feet did tread 7 The sacred things, and holy hests foretaught. hests > commands, injunctions, behests foretaught > taught of old 8 Upon this dreadful beast with sevenfold head 9 He set the false Duessa, for more awe and dread. 107.19 The wofull Dwarfe, which saw his maisters fall, 2 Whiles he had keeping of his grasing steed, And valiant knight become a caytiue thrall, 4 When all was past, tooke vp his forlorne weed, His mightie armour, missing most at need; 6 His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; His poynant speare, that many made to bleed, 8 The rueful moniments of heauinesse, And with them all departes, to tell his great distresse. 1 The woeful dwarf, who saw his master's fall 2 While he had keeping of his grazing steed, 3 And valiant knight become a caitiff thrall, And > [And saw a] caitiff thrall > wretched slave 4 When all was past, took up his forlorn weed, weed > attire 5 His mighty armour, missing most at need; most > [when most] 6 His silver shield, now idle, masterless; 7 His poignant spear, that many made to bleed, poignant > sharp-pointed, piercing 8 The rueful monuments of heaviness, heaviness > grief, sadness 9 And with them all departs, to tell his great distress. tell > recount 107.20