hairs > plumes, _perhaps_ horsehair plumes discoloured diversely > [rendered (dyed) in various colours] 3 (With sprinkled pearl and gold fully richly dressed), 4 Did shake, and seemed to dance for jollity, jollity > magnificence 5 Like an almond tree mounted high 6 On top of green Selinus all alone, Selinus > (A city built on a hill in south-western Sicily. Taken by the Carthaginians in 409, when the greater portion was destroyed, it is now called Selinoto, the "town of palms". Virgil (_Aen._ 3.705) mentions "Selinus of the Palms". It was a Roman custom to give the victorious gladiator a branch of the palm-tree) 7 With blossoms brave bedecked daintily; brave > splendid 8 Whose tender locks do tremble every one 9 At every little breath that under heaven is blown. 107.33 His warlike shield all closely couer'd was, 2 Ne might of mortall eye be euer seene; Not made of steele, nor of enduring bras, 4 Such earthly mettals soone consumed bene: But all of Diamond perfect pure and cleene 6 It framed was, one massie entire mould, Hewen out of Adamant rocke with engines keene, 8 That point of speare it neuer percen could, Ne dint of direfull sword diuide the substance would. 1 His warlike shield all closely covered was, 2 Nor might of mortal eye be ever seen; Nor might of mortal eye be ever seen > [No mortal eye might ever look upon it] 3 Not made of steel, nor of enduring brass 4 (Such earthly metals soon consumed been): been > [would have been] 5 But all of diamond perfect pure and clean clean > unpatterned, unadorned 6 It framed was, one massy entire mould, framed > fashioned, made massy > solid, weighty entire > [in one piece] mould > shape 7 Hewn out of adamant rock with engines keen, adamant rock > diamond engines > tools, machines keen > sharp 8 That point of spear it never pierce could, That > [So that] 9 Nor dint of direful sword divide the substance would. dint > blow, impact direful > dreadful, terrible 107.34 The same to wight he neuer wont disclose, 2 But when as monsters huge he would dismay, Or daunt vnequall armies of his foes, 4 Or when the flying heauens he would affray; For so exceeding shone his glistring ray, 6 That _Ph{oe}bus_ golden face it did attaint, As when a cloud his beames doth ouer-lay; 8 And siluer _Cynthia_ wexed pale and faint, As when her face is staynd with magicke arts constraint. 1 The same to wight he never wont disclose, wight > being, person; _hence:_ anyone wont disclose > was accustomed to reveal 2 But when monsters huge he would dismay, But > Except dismay > dismay; defeat, overcome 3 Or daunt unequal armies of his foes, 4 Or when the flying heavens he would affray; affray > terrify (cf. the similar passage describing the powers of Merlin himself at 303.12) 5 For so exceeding shone his glistering ray, 6 That Phoebus' golden face it did attaint,