English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
3 "Such then," said Una, "as she seems here,
4 Such is the face of falsehood: such the sight
5 Of foul Duessa, when her borrowed light
6 Is laid away, and counterfeisance known."
counterfeisance > imposture
7 Thus when they had the witch disrobed quite,
8 And all her filthy feature open shown,
feature > {Form, proportions; bodily shape or build}
9 They let her go at will, and wander ways unknown.
108.50
She flying fast from heauens hated face,
2 And from the world that her discouered wide,
Fled to the wastfull wildernesse apace,
4 From liuing eyes her open shame to hide,
And +lurkt+ in rocks and caues long vnespide.
6 But that faire crew of knights, and _Vna_ faire
Did in that castle afterwards abide,
8 To rest them selues, and weary powres repaire,
Where store they found of all, that dainty was and rare.
5 lurkt > lurket _1596_
1 She, flying fast from heaven's hated face,
flying > fleeing
2 And from the world that her discovered wide,
discovered > exposed to view
3 Fled to the wasteful wilderness apace,
wasteful > uninhabited, desolate
apace > rapidly
4 From living eyes her open shame to hide,
5 And lurked in rocks and caves, long unespied.
unespied > unseen
6 But that fair crew of knights, and Una fair,
7 Did in that castle afterwards abide,
8 To rest themselves, and weary powers repair,
9 Where store they found of all that dainty was and rare.
dainty > pleasing; scarce; choice, delicious
rare > excellent, fine
CANTO IX
_His loues and lignage Arthur +tells:+
2 The knights knit friendly +bands+:
Sir Treuisan flies from Despayre,
4 Whom Redcrosse knight withstands._
1 _tells:_ > _tells 1596_
2 _bands_ > _hands 1590: FE_
1 His loves and lineage Arthur tells:
2 The knights knit friendly bands:
bands > bonds (esp. of unity); uniting influences. (See also
Textual Appendix: 1590 is supported by 109.1:8, 109.18:9)
3 Sir Trevisan flies from Despair,
4 Whom Redcross Knight withstands.
109.1
O Goodly golden chaine, wherewith yfere
2 The vertues linked are in louely wize:
And noble minds of yore allyed were,
4 In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize,
That none did others safety despize,
6 Nor aid enuy to him, in need that stands,
But friendly each did others prayse +deuize,+
8 How to aduaunce with fauourable hands,
As this good Prince redeemd the _Redcrosse_ knight from bands.
7 deuize, > deuize _1609_
1 O goodly golden chain, wherewith yfere
golden chain > (Of Zeus (Jupiter): see _Iliad_ 8.18-27; see also
_Knight's Tale_, 2990 and _Troilus and Criseyde_ 3.1746-9; and
cf. 105.25, 207.46)
wherewith yfere > with which together
2 The virtues linked are in lovely wise,
wise > manner, fashion
3 And noble minds of yore allied were
of yore > of old, formerly
4 In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise:
emprise > undertaking, enterprise
5 That none did other's safety despise,
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