110.67 O holy Sire (quoth he) how shall I quight 2 The many fauours I with thee haue found, That hast my name and nation red aright, 4 And taught the way that does to heauen bound? This said, adowne he looked to the ground, 6 To haue returnd, but dazed were his eyne, Through passing brightnesse, which did quite confound 8 His feeble sence, and too exceeding shyne. So darke are earthly things compard to things diuine. 1 "O holy sire," quoth he, "how shall I requite sire > father 2 The many favours I with you have found, 3 That have my name and nation read aright, nation > country; nationality read > expounded; discerned 4 And taught the way that does to heaven boun?" boun > go, set out; _hence:_ lead 5 This said, adown he looked to the ground, adown > down 6 To have returned; but dazed were his eyes 7 Through passing brightness (which did quite confound passing > surpassing 8 His feeble sense) and too exceeding shine. shine > brilliance 9 So dark are earthly things compared to things divine. to > with 110.68 At last whenas himselfe he gan to find, 2 To _Vna_ back he cast him to retire; Who him awaited still with pensiue mind. 4 Great thankes and goodly meed to that good syre, He thence departing gaue for his paines hyre. 6 So came to _Vna_, who him ioyd to see, And after litle rest, gan him desire, 8 Of her aduenture mindfull for to bee. So leaue they take of _C{oe}lia_, and her daughters three. 1 At last, when himself he began to find, find > [recover] 2 To Una back he cast himself to retire; cast > resolved, decided 3 Who him awaited still with pensive mind. pensive > apprehensive, anxious 4 Great thanks, and goodly meed, to that good sire goodly meed > courteous reward; _hence:_ praise, thanks sire > father, elderly man 5 He thence departing gave for his pains' hire. for his pains' hire > as reward for his efforts 6 So came to Una, who him joyed to see, 7 And, after little rest, gan him desire gan > did 8 Of her adventure mindful to be. 9 So leave they take of Caelia, and her daughters three. CANTO XI _The knight with that old Dragon fights 2 two dayes incessantly: The third him ouerthrowes, and gayns 4 most glorious victory._ 1 The knight with that old dragon fights that old dragon > (Cf. _Rev._ 20.2) 2 two days incessantly: 3 The third him overthrows, and gains 4 most glorious victory. 111.1 HIgh time now gan it wex for _Vna_ faire, 2 To thinke of those her captiue Parents deare, And their forwasted kingdome to repaire: 4 Whereto whenas they now approched neare, With hartie words her knight she gan to cheare, 6 And in her modest manner thus bespake; Deare knight, as deare, as euer knight was deare, 8 That all these sorrowes suffer for my sake, High heauen behold the tedious toyle, ye for me take.