4 griesie > griesly _1611_ 9 Were > Where _1596_ 1 That darksome cave they enter, where they find 2 That cursed man, low sitting on the ground, 3 Musing full sadly in his sullen mind; full > very sullen > malignant; melancholy 4 His griesy locks, long grown, and unbound, griesy > squalid, hideous (see also Textual Appendix) 5 Disordered hung about his shoulders round, 6 And hid his face; through which his hollow eyes 7 Looked deadly dull, and stared as astounded; as > [as though] astounded > {Stupefied; shocked with alarm, surprise, or wonder} 8 His raw-boned cheeks, through penury and pine, raw-boned > {Gaunt; having projecting bones} pine > starvation, want 9 Were shrunk into his jaws, as he did never dine. as > [as though] 109.36 His garment nought but many ragged clouts, 2 With thornes together pind and patched was, The which his naked sides he wrapt abouts; 4 And him beside there lay vpon the gras A drearie corse, whose life away did pas, 6 All wallowd in his owne yet luke-warme blood, That from his wound yet welled fresh alas; 8 In which a rustie knife fast fixed stood, And made an open passage for the gushing flood. 1 His garment, naught but many ragged clouts, clouts > rags 2 With thorns together pinned and patched was, 3 Which his naked sides he wrapped abouts; abouts > about (characteristic of northern dialect) 4 And him beside there lay upon the grass 5 A dreary corse, whose life away did pass, dreary > gory; dreadful, grim corse > body 6 All wallowed in his own yet lukewarm blood, wallowed > prostrated 7 That from his wound yet welled fresh, alas; 8 In which a rusty knife fast fixed stood, rusty > blood-stained; dirty; rusty fast > firmly 9 And made an open passage for the gushing flood. 109.37 Which piteous spectacle, approuing trew 2 The wofull tale that _Treuisan_ had told, When as the gentle _Redcrosse_ knight did vew, 4 With firie zeale he burnt in courage bold, Him to auenge, before his bloud were cold, 6 And to the villein said, Thou damned wight, The author of this fact, we here behold, 8 What iustice can but iudge against thee right, With thine owne bloud to price his bloud, here shed in sight. 1 Which piteous spectacle, proving true 2 The woeful tale that Trevisan had told, 3 When the gentle Redcross Knight did view, gentle > courteous; generous 4 With fiery zeal he burnt in courage bold 5 Him to avenge, before his blood were cold, his blood > [the Redcross Knight's metaphorical, or Sir Terwin's literal, blood] 6 And to the villain said, "You damned wight, wight > creature 7 The author of this fact we here behold, fact > deed 8 What justice can but judge against you right, justice can but > [system of justice can do anything but] 9 With your own blood to price his blood, here shed in sight?" price > pay for 109.38