English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
The morrow next gan early to appeare,
2 That _Titan_ rose to runne his daily race;
But early ere the morrow next gan reare
4 Out of the sea faire _Titans_ deawy face,
Vp rose the gentle virgin from her place,
6 And looked all about, if she might spy
Her loued knight to moue his manly pace:
8 For she had great doubt of his safety,
Since late she saw him fall before his enemy.
1 The morrow next began early to appear,
2 That Titan rose to run his daily race;
That > [So that; when]
race > journey
3 But early, ere the morrow next gan rear
gan > did
4 Out of the sea fair Titan's dewy face,
5 Up rose the gentle virgin from her place,
gentle > gentle; noble
6 And looked all about, if she might spy
if > [in the hope that]
7 Her beloved knight to move his manly pace:
to move > [moving]
8 For she had great doubt of his safety,
doubt of > fear for
9 Since late she saw him fall before his enemy.
late > recently
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At last she saw, where he vpstarted braue
2 Out of the well, wherein he drenched lay;
As Eagle fresh out of the Ocean waue,
4 Where he hath left his plumes all hoary gray,
And deckt himselfe with feathers youthly gay,
6 Like Eyas hauke vp mounts vnto the skies,
His newly budded pineons to assay,
8 And marueiles at himselfe, still as he flies:
So new this new-borne knight to battell new did rise.
1 At last she saw where he upstarted brave
upstarted > started up
brave > brave; splendid; _and adv._
2 Out of the well wherein he drenched lay;
well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers}
drenched > bathed
3 As eagle, fresh out of the ocean wave
eagle > (Described in many medieval bestiaries as renewing itself by
submersion in water)
4 (Where he has left his plumes all hoary grey,
5 And decked himself with feathers youthly gay),
6 Like eyas hawk up mounts to the skies,
eyas > {A young hawk from the nest; one not fully trained}
7 His newly-budded pinions to assay,
assay > test, try out
8 And marvels at himself still as he flies:
still > continually
9 So new this new-born knight to battle new did rise.
111.35
Whom when the damned feend so fresh did +spy,+
2 No wonder if he wondred at the sight,
And doubted, whether his late enemy
4 It were, or other new supplied knight.
+He, now+ to proue his late renewed might,
6 High brandishing his bright deaw-burning blade,
Vpon his crested scalpe so sore did smite,
8 That to the scull a yawning wound it made:
The deadly dint his dulled senses all dismaid.
1 spy, > spy. _1596_
5 He, now > He now, _1590_
1 Whom when the damned fiend so fresh did spy,
2 No wonder if he wondered at the sight,
wondered > marvelled
3 And doubted whether his late enemy
doubted > doubted; feared
late > former
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