3 And, lifting up his dreadful club on high 4 (All armed with ragged snubs and knotty grain), snubs > snags; stubs (cf. 107.10:7) 5 Him thought at first encounter to have slain. 6 But wise and wary was that noble peer, peer > {One equally matched with another; nobleman} 7 And, lightly leaping from so monstrous main, lightly > lightly; quickly so > such main > force 8 Did fair avoid the violence him near; 9 It booted naught to think such thunderbolts to bear. booted naught to think > [did not bear thinking about] 108.8 Ne shame he thought to shunne so hideous might: 2 The idle stroke, enforcing furious way, Missing the marke of his misaymed sight 4 Did fall to ground, and with his heauie sway So deepely dinted in the driuen clay, 6 That three yardes deepe a furrow vp did throw: The sad earth wounded with so sore assay, 8 Did grone full grieuous vnderneath the blow, And trembling with strange feare, did like an earthquake show. 1 No shame he thought to shun so hideous might: thought > [thought it] so > such hideous > terrific; immense; odious 2 The idle stroke, enforcing furious way, idle > futile 3 Missing the mark of his mis-aimed sight, 4 Did fall to ground and with his heavy sway sway > swing, momentum of swing 5 So deeply dinted in the driven clay dinted > impacted 6 That three yards deep a furrow up did throw: 7 The sad earth, wounded with so sore assay, sad > steadfast; stiff, heavy so > such [a] assay > assault 8 Did groan full grievous underneath the blow, full > very, exceedingly 9 And, trembling with strange fear, did like an earthquake show. 108.9 As when almightie _Ioue_ in wrathfull mood, 2 To wreake the guilt of mortall sins is bent, Hurles forth his thundring dart with deadly food, 4 Enrold in flames, and smouldring dreriment, Through riuen cloudes and molten firmament; 6 The fierce threeforked engin making way, Both loftie towres and highest trees hath rent, 8 And all that might his angrie passage stay, And shooting in the earth, casts vp a mount of clay. 1 As when almighty Jove, in wrathful mood, 2 To wreak the guilt of mortal sins is bent, wreak > avenge mortal > {Pertaining to mortals; also: deserving death} 3 Hurls forth his thundering dart with deadly feud, feud > hatred 4 Enrolled in flames, and smouldering dreariment, dreariment > gloom 5 Through riven clouds and molten firmament; 6 The fierce three-forked engine, making way, engine > engine of destruction, missile 7 Both lofty towers and highest trees has rent, rent > torn, split asunder 8 And all that might its angry passage stay; stay > hinder 9 And, shooting in the earth, casts up a mount of clay. mount > hill, hillock; mound 108.10