delight > (See Textual Appendix; if the reading is good, the intention might perhaps be: "Best music, rather than going over old ground, breeds delight ...") 5 But the only good that grows of passed fear 6 Is to be wise, and ware of like again. ware > wary, cautious in avoiding 7 This day's example has this lesson dear dear > hard, grievous; dire, difficult; costly 8 Deep written in my heart with iron pen, iron pen > (See _Job_ 19.24) 9 That bliss may not abide in state of mortal men. state > [the state] 108.45 Henceforth sir knight, take to you wonted strength, 2 And maister these mishaps with patient might; Loe where your foe lyes stretcht in monstrous length, 4 And loe that wicked woman in your sight, The roote of all your care, and wretched plight, 6 Now in your powre, to let her liue, or dye. To do her dye (quoth _Vna_) were despight, 8 And shame t'auenge so weake an enimy; But spoile her of her scarlot robe, and let her fly. 1 "Henceforth, sir knight, take to you wonted strength, wonted > [your] accustomed 2 And master these mishaps with patient might; 3 Lo where your foe lies stretched in monstrous length, in > [at; he refers to the empty skin (see 108.24:9)] 4 And lo that wicked woman in your sight, 5 The root of all your care and wretched plight, care > sorrow 6 Now in your power, to let her live, or die." 7 "To do her die," quoth Una, "were despite, do her die > put her to death were > [would be] despite > [an act of] spite, malice 8 And shame to avenge so weak an enemy; avenge > punish, take vengeance upon 9 But spoil her of her scarlet robe, and let her fly." spoil > strip (with less sense of violence than modern usage implies) scarlet > (Also the colour of her sins: heinous, deep-dyed (_Isa._ 1.18)) fly > flee 108.46 So as she bad, that witch they disaraid, 2 And robd of royall robes, and purple pall, And ornaments that richly were displaid; 4 Ne spared they to strip her naked all. Then when they had despoild her tire and call, 6 Such as she was, their eyes might her behold, That her +misshaped+ parts did them appall, 8 A loathly, wrinckled hag, ill fauoured, old, Whose secret filth good manners biddeth not be told. 7 misshaped > mishaped _1596_ 1 So, as she bade, that witch they disarrayed, disarrayed > unclothed 2 And robbed of royal robes, and purple pall, pall > robe, cloak (esp. of rich material; and see _Rev._ 17.4) 3 And ornaments that richly were displayed; 4 Nor spared they to strip her naked all. 5 Then, when they had despoiled her tire and caul, despoiled > stripped tire > head-dress caul > {Netted cap worn by women; here ?supporting a wig?} 6 Such as she was, their eyes might her behold, 7 That her misshapen parts did them appal: That > [So that] 8 A loathly, wrinkled hag, ill-favoured, old, loathly > loathsome, repulsive ill-favoured > ugly