English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
unto > [upon]
6 For greater love, the greater is the loss.
greater > [the greater the]
7 Was never lady loved dearer day,
loved dearer day > [who loved life more dearly]
8 Than she did love the Knight of the Redcross;
9 For whose dear sake so many troubles her did toss.
107.28
At last when feruent sorrow slaked was,
2 She vp arose, resoluing him to find
A liue or dead: and forward forth doth pas,
4 All as the Dwarfe the way to her assynd:
And euermore in constant carefull mind
6 She fed her wound with fresh renewed bale;
Long tost with stormes, and bet with bitter wind,
8 High ouer hils, and low adowne the dale,
She wandred many a wood, and measurd many a vale.
1 At last, when fervent sorrow slaked was,
2 She up arose, resolving him to find
3 Alive or dead: and forward forth does pass,
4 All as the dwarf the way to her assigned:
assigned > pointed out
5 And evermore, in constant careful mind,
careful > {Sorrowful, full of cares}
6 She fed her wound with fresh renewed bale;
bale > torment, woe
7 Long tossed with storms, and beaten with bitter wind,
8 High over hills, and low adown the dale,
adown > down
9 She wandered many a wood, and measured many a vale.
measured > traversed
107.29
At last she chaunced by good hap to meet
2 A goodly knight, faire marching by the way
Together with his Squire, arayed meet:
4 His glitterand armour shined farre away,
Like glauncing light of _Ph{oe}bus_ brightest ray;
6 From top to toe no place appeared bare,
That deadly dint of steele endanger may:
8 Athwart his brest a bauldrick braue he ware,
That shynd, like twinkling stars, with stons most pretious rare.
1 At last she chanced by good hap to meet
hap > fortune
2 A goodly knight, fair marching by the way
goodly > {Well-favoured, of good appearance}
3 Together with his squire, arrayed meet:
squire > attendant
meet > suitably
4 His glittering armour shone far away,
5 Like glancing light of Phoebus' brightest ray;
6 From top to toe no place appeared bare,
7 That deadly dint of steel endanger may:
dint > blow, stroke
8 Athwart his breast a baldric brave he wore,
baldric > {Belt worn pendent from the shoulder, often to support a
sword}
brave > splendid
9 That shone, like twinkling stars, with stones most precious rare.
precious > [precious and]
107.30
And in the midst thereof one pretious stone
2 Of wondrous worth, and eke of wondrous mights,
Shapt like a Ladies head, exceeding shone,
4 Like _Hesperus_ emongst the lesser lights,
And stroue for to amaze the weaker sights;
6 Thereby his mortall blade full comely hong
In yuory sheath, ycaru'd with curious slights;
8 Whose hilts were burnisht gold, and handle strong
Of mother pearle, and buckled with a golden tong.
1 And in the midst thereof one precious stone
2 Of wondrous worth, and eke of wondrous mights,
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