ruth > pity gentle > noble 5 Which shaking off, he rent that iron door rent > tore 6 With furious force and indignation fell; fell > fierce, terrible 7 Where entered in, his foot could find no floor, 8 But all a deep descent, as dark as hell, 9 That breathed ever forth a filthy baneful smell. baneful > life-destroying, poisonous 108.40 But neither darkenesse fowle, nor filthy bands, 2 Nor noyous smell his purpose could withhold, (Entire affection hateth nicer hands) 4 But that with constant zeale, and courage bold, After long paines and labours manifold, 6 He found the meanes that Prisoner vp to reare; Whose feeble thighes, vnhable to vphold 8 His pined corse, him scarse to light could +beare,+ A ruefull spectacle of death and ghastly drere. 8 beare, > beare. _1596_ 1 But neither darkness foul, nor filthy bonds, 2 Nor noyous smell his purpose could withhold noyous > noisome 3 (Entire affection hates nicer hands), Entire > Perfect, wholly devoted, unreserved nicer > too-fastidious 4 But with constant zeal and courage bold, 5 After long pains and labours manifold, pains > efforts 6 He found the means that prisoner up to rear; 7 Whose feeble thighs, unable to uphold 8 His pined corse, him scarce to light could bear, pined corse > wasted body 9 A rueful spectacle of death and ghastly drear. drear > sorrow, grief 108.41 His sad dull eyes deepe sunck in hollow pits, 2 Could not endure th'vnwonted sunne to view; His bare thin cheekes for want of better bits, 4 And empty sides deceiued of their dew, Could make a stony hart his hap to rew; 6 His rawbone armes, whose mighty brawned bowrs Were wont to riue steele plates, +and+ helmets hew, 8 Were cleane consum'd, and all his vitall powres Decayd, and all his flesh shronk vp like withered flowres. 7 and > _omitted from 1596_ 1 His sad dull eyes, deep sunk in hollow pits, 2 Could not endure the unwonted sun to view; unwonted > unaccustomed 3 His bare, thin cheeks, for want of better bits, bits > [of food] 4 And empty sides deceived of their due, deceived > deprived, cheated 5 Could make a stony heart his hap to rue; hap > lot, fortune 6 His raw-boned arms, whose mighty brawned bowers raw-boned > {Gaunt; having projecting bones} brawned bowers > brawny muscles 7 Were wont to rive steel plates, and helmets hew, wont > accustomed 8 Were clean consumed, and all his vital powers 9 Decayed, and all his flesh shrunk up like withered flowers. 108.42