3 Till struggling strong did him at last constrain 4 To let them down before his flight's end: 5 As haggard hawk, presuming to contend haggard > untamed; wild (used of a hawk caught as an adult) 6 With hardy fowl, above its able might, able might > strength, capabilities 7 Its weary pounces all in vain does spend pounces > claws, talons 8 To truss the prey too heavy for its flight; truss > {Seize in the talons, usually in mid air, and carry off; used of birds of prey} 9 Which, coming down to ground, does free itself by fight. 111.20 He so disseized of his gryping grosse, 2 The knight his thrillant speare againe assayd In his bras-plated body to embosse, 4 And three mens strength vnto the stroke he layd; Wherewith the stiffe beame quaked, as affrayd, 6 And glauncing from his scaly necke, did glyde Close vnder his left wing, then broad displayd. 8 The percing steele there wrought a wound full wyde, That with the vncouth smart the Monster lowdly cryde. 1 He so disseized of his gripping gross, so disseized > thus dispossessed gripping gross > heavy grasping; gripped load; strong hold; clumsy hold; _or perhaps an amalgam of these ideas, as:_ heavy and strongly gripped load 2 The knight his thrilling spear again essayed thrilling > piercing essayed > attempted 3 In his brass-plated body to emboss, emboss > encase; _hence:_ bury 4 And three men's strength to the stroke he laid; 5 Wherewith the stiff beam quaked as afraid, Wherewith > With which beam > shaft as > [as though] 6 And glancing from his scaly neck did glide glancing > darting, shooting (esp. obliquely) 7 Close under his left wing, then broad displayed. displayed > spread, spread out 8 The piercing steel there wrought a wound full wide, full > exceedingly 9 That with the uncouth smart the monster loudly cried. That > [So that] uncouth > strange, unusual smart > acute pain 111.21 He cryde, as raging seas are wont to rore, 2 When wintry storme his wrathfull wreck does threat, The rolling billowes beat the ragged shore, 4 As they the earth would shoulder from her seat, And greedie gulfe does gape, as he would eat 6 His neighbour element in his reuenge: Then gin the blustring brethren boldly threat, 8 To moue the world from off his stedfast henge, And boystrous battell make, each other to auenge. 1 He cried, as raging seas are wont to roar wont > accustomed 2 When wintry storm its wrathful wreck does threaten; wreck > destruction, overthrow of order 3 The rolling billows beat the ragged shore, 4 As they the earth would shoulder from her seat, As > [As though] 5 And greedy gulf does gape, as it would eat gulf > depths; abyss; _also:_ chasm, ravine; _perhaps:_ throat [?the hollow beneath a comber on the point of breaking] as > [as though] 6 Its neighbour element in its revenge: