English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
3 And labours long, through which you hither came,
4 You both forwearied be: therefore a while
forwearied > exhausted
5 I read you rest, and to your bowers recoil."
read you > advise you to
bowers > rooms
recoil > retire
6 Then called she a groom, that forth him led
groom > young man, manservant
7 Into a goodly lodge, and gan despoil
lodge > lodging, temporary abode
gan > did
despoil > strip
8 Of puissant arms, and laid in easy bed;
puissant > warlike
arms > {Weapons, shield and armour}
9 His name was meek Obedience, rightfully aread.
aread > made known, declared
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Now when their wearie limbes with kindly rest,
2 And bodies were refresht with due repast,
Faire _Vna_ gan _Fidelia_ faire request,
4 To haue her knight into her schoolehouse plaste,
That of her heauenly learning he might taste,
6 And heare the wisedome of her words diuine.
She graunted, and that knight so much agraste,
8 That she him taught celestiall discipline,
And opened his dull eyes, that light mote in them shine.
1 Now when their weary limbs with kindly rest,
kindly > natural
2 And bodies were refreshed with due repast,
refreshed > (Takes both "bodies" and "limbes" as direct objects)
3 Fair Una gan Fidelia fair request
gan > did
fair > courteously
4 To have her knight into her schoolhouse placed,
5 That of her heavenly learning he might taste,
That > [So that]
6 And hear the wisdom of her words divine.
7 She granted, and that knight so much aggraced
aggraced > favoured
8 That she him taught celestial discipline,
celestial > heavenly
discipline > {Learning; mental and moral training}
9 And opened his dull eyes, that light might in them shine.
that > [so that]
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And that her sacred Booke, with bloud ywrit,
2 That none could read, except she did them teach,
She vnto him disclosed euery whit,
4 And heauenly documents thereout did preach,
That weaker wit of man could neuer reach,
6 Of God, of grace, of iustice, of free will,
That wonder was to heare her goodly speach:
8 For she was able, with her words to kill,
And raise againe to life the hart, that she did thrill.
1 And her sacred book, with blood written,
blood > [of Christ]
2 That none could read, except she did them teach,
except > unless
3 She to him disclosed every whit;
4 And heavenly documents thereout did preach,
documents > lessons; proofs
thereout > out of that
5 That weaker wit of man could never reach,
weaker > [the] too-weak
wit > mind, intelligence, mental faculty
6 Of God, of grace, of justice, of free will,
7 That wonder was to hear her goodly speech:
goodly > fine, beautiful
8 For she was able with her words to kill,
9 And raise again to life, the heart that she did thrill.
thrill > pierce
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