9 Whose secret filth good manners bids not be told. be > [to be] 108.47 Her craftie head was altogether bald, 2 And as in hate of honorable eld, Was ouergrowne with scurfe and filthy scald; 4 Her teeth out of her rotten gummes were feld, And her sowre breath abhominably smeld; 6 Her dried dugs, like bladders lacking wind, Hong downe, and filthy matter from them weld; 8 Her wrizled skin as rough, as maple rind, So scabby was, that would haue loathd all womankind. 1 Her crafty head was altogether bald, 2 And, as in hate of honourable eld, eld > age, old age 3 Was overgrown with scurf and filthy scall; scall > {A scabby disease of the skin, esp. of the scalp} 4 Her teeth out of her rotten gums were felled, felled > fallen 5 And her sour breath abominably smelled; 6 Her dried dugs, like bladders lacking wind, dugs > breasts 7 Hung down, and filthy matter from them welled; 8 Her wrizzled skin, as rough as maple rind, wrizzled > wrinkled, shrivelled 9 So scabby was that would have loathed all womankind. would have loathed > [it would have excited loathing in] 108.48 Her neather parts, the shame of all her kind, 2 My chaster Muse for shame doth blush to +write+ But at her rompe she growing had behind 4 A foxes taile, with dong all fowly dight; And eke her feete most monstrous were in sight; 6 For one of them was like an Eagles claw, With griping talaunts armd to greedy fight, 8 The other like a Beares vneuen paw: More vgly shape yet neuer liuing creature saw. 2 write > write; _1590, 1609_ 1 Her nether parts, the shame of all her kind, 2 My chaster Muse for shame does blush to write; chaster > too-chaste write > write of, describe 3 But at her rump she growing had behind 4 A fox's tail, with dung all foully dight; dight > dressed, fitted; _hence:_ encrusted, smeared 5 And eke her feet most monstrous were in sight; eke > moreover 6 For one of them was like an eagle's claw, 7 With gripping talons armed to greedy fight, greedy > eager, rapacious 8 The other like a bear's uneven paw: uneven > irregular; rugged (see _Rev._ 13.2) 9 More ugly shape yet never living creature saw. 108.49 Which when the knights beheld, amazd they were, 2 And wondred at so fowle deformed wight. Such then (said _Vna_) as she seemeth here, 4 Such is the face of falshood, such the sight Of fowle _Duessa_, when her borrowed light 6 Is laid away, and counterfesaunce knowne. Thus when they had the witch disrobed quight, 8 And all her filthy feature open showne, They let her goe at will, and wander wayes vnknowne. 1 Which when the knights beheld, amazed they were, 2 And wondered at so foul deformed wight. wondered > marvelled so > such [a] wight > creature