English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
Thus flocked all the folke him round about,
2 The whiles that hoarie king, with all his traine,
Being arriued, where that champion stout
4 After his foes defeasance did remaine,
Him goodly greetes, and faire does entertaine,
6 With princely gifts of yuorie and gold,
And thousand thankes him yeelds for all his paine.
8 Then when his daughter deare he does behold,
Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold.
1 Thus flocked all the folk him round about,
2 The whiles that hoary king, with all his train
The whiles > Meanwhile
hoary > {Grey-haired with age; ancient}
3 (Being arrived where that champion stout
stout > bold, brave
4 After his foe's defeasance did remain),
defeasance > undoing, ruin; _also:_ rendering null and void (of a
condition, right, etc.: a legal term)
5 Him goodly greets, and fair does entertain,
goodly greets > courteously congratulates, courteously greets
fair > fittingly
entertain > receive; _hence:_ greet
6 With princely gifts of ivory and gold,
7 And thousand thanks him yields for all his pain.
pain > effort, pains; pain
8 Then when his daughter dear he does behold,
9 Her dearly does embrace, and kisses manifold.
manifold > many times; in many ways
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And after to his Pallace he them brings,
2 With shaumes, and trompets, and with Clarions sweet;
And all the way the ioyous people sings,
4 And with their garments strowes the paued street:
Whence mounting vp, they find purueyance meet
6 Of all, that royall Princes court became,
And all the floore was vnderneath their feet
8 Bespred with costly scarlot of great name,
On which they lowly sit, and fitting purpose frame.
1 And after to his palace he them brings,
2 With shawms, and trumpets, and with clarions sweet;
shawm > {Ancient instrument rather like an oboe}
clarion > {Shrill trumpet with a narrow tube}
3 And all the way the joyous people sings,
4 And with their garments strews the paved street:
5 Whence, mounting up, they find purveyance meet
purveyance > victuals, provisions
meet > fitting, suitable
6 Of all that royal prince's court became,
Of all > [Of all things, of all provisions]
royal > [a royal]
became > suited, was appropriate to
7 And all the floor was underneath their feet
8 Bespread with costly scarlet of great name,
scarlet > {A rich kind of cloth, usually red or orange in colour}
name > reputation, value
9 On which they lowly sit, and fitting purpose frame.
purpose > discourse, conversation; questions
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