can > did; can Cephissus > (The waters of this Greek river were used to purify Deucalion and Pyrrha (_Met._ 1.369-70); and for washing and whitening fleeces (Pliny, _Hist. Nat_. 2.106)) Hebrus > (A river in Thrace with unusually pure water (see Horace, _Epistles_ 1.16:13)) well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers} 9 Into the same the knight, back overthrown, fell. 111.31 Now gan the golden _Ph{oe}bus_ for to steepe 2 His fierie face in billowes of the west, And his faint steedes watred in Ocean deepe, 4 Whiles from their iournall labours they did rest, When that infernall Monster, hauing kest 6 His wearie foe into that liuing well, Can high aduance his broad discoloured brest, 8 Aboue his wonted pitch, with countenance fell, And clapt his yron wings, as victor he did dwell. 1 Now began the golden Phoebus to steep Phoebus > (Who each day drives his chariot across the sky) 2 His fiery face in billows of the west, 3 And his faint steeds watered in ocean deep, 4 While from their journal labours they did rest, journal > daily; diurnal; _or:_ viatical (a "journal" was also a day's travel, or any journey) 5 When that infernal monster, having cast 6 His weary foe into that living well, living > constantly flowing; refreshing well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers} 7 Can high advance his broad discoloured breast Can > Did discoloured > varicoloured, _hence:_ speckled (111.15:2); _also:_ stained, dingy 8 Above his wonted pitch, with countenance fell, wonted > accustomed pitch > height (to which a bird of prey rises before stooping on its prey) fell > fierce, terrible 9 And clapped his iron wings, as victor he did dwell. as > [as though as] dwell > live; _hence:_ survive, remain 111.32 Which when his pensiue Ladie saw from farre, 2 Great woe and sorrow did her soule assay, As weening that the sad end of the warre, 4 And gan to highest God entirely pray, That feared chance from her to turne away; 6 With folded hands and knees full lowly bent All night she watcht, ne once adowne would lay 8 Her daintie limbs in her sad dreriment, But praying still did wake, and waking did lament. 1 Which when his pensive lady saw from far, pensive > apprehensive, anxious 2 Great woe and sorrow did her soul assay, assay > assault; test, make trial of 3 As weening that the sad end of the war, weening > supposing that > [that sight] 4 And gan to highest God entirely pray, gan > did entirely > unreservedly; _or:_ inwardly (cf. e.g. 408.23:9) 5 That feared chance from her to turn away; 6 With folded hands, and knees full lowly bent, full > very 7 All night she watched, nor once adown would lay adown > down 8 Her dainty limbs in her sad dreariment, dainty > {Delightful; of delicate beauty} dreariment > affliction, melancholy 9 But praying still did wake, and waking did lament. still > continually 111.33