3 Great lady of the greatest isle, whose light greatest isle > [Britain] 4 Like Phoebus' lamp throughout the world does shine, Phoebus > (Phoebus Apollo, god of the sun; Elizabeth's light is elsewhere (e.g. 300.4:8) compared to that of the moon and (209.4:6) to that of the morning star) 5 Shed your fair beams into my feeble eyes, 6 And raise my thoughts, too humble and too vile, vile > lowly, wretched 7 To think of that true glorious type of yours, type > image, representation 8 The argument of my afflicted style: argument > subject-matter afflicted > humble, lowly; contemptible (Latin _afflictus_) style > literary composition; _hence:_ poem, song (cf. _SC_, "Januarie", 10) 9 Which to hear vouchsafe, O dearest dread, awhile. dread > {Object of awe or reverence} CANTO I _The Patron of true Holinesse, Foule Errour doth defeate: Hypocrisie him to +entrape+, Doth to his home entreate._ 3 _entrape_ > _entrappe 1590;_ entrap _1609_ 1 The patron of true Holiness patron > protector, defender, champion 2 Foul Error does defeat: 3 Hypocrisy, him to entrap, Hypocrisy > (Archimago, introduced at 101.29, named at 101.43:6) 4 Does to his home entreat. entreat > [entreat the patron of true Holiness] 101.1 A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, 2 Y cladd in mightie armes and siluer shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine, 4 The cruell markes of many'a bloudy fielde; Yet armes till that time did he neuer wield: 6 His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield: 8 Full iolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt. 1 A gentle knight was pricking on the plain, gentle > generous, courteous (to take the meaning of this word as "noble", "high-born", would be to anticipate the revelation at 110.65 ff.; at I:153 he is described as "clownishe", i.e. rustic, unsophisticated) pricking > spurring his horse, riding 2 Clad in mighty arms and silver shield, arms > armour (see I:171-3) 3 Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain, dints > dents, indentations 4 The cruel marks of many a bloody field; field > field of battle, battle 5 Yet arms till that time did he never wield. never wield > (See I:152 ff.: "In the beginning of the feast ...") 6 His angry steed did chide his foaming bit, 7 As much disdaining to the curb to yield: 8 Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit, Full > [A] very jolly > gallant; handsome; fine; _also, apparent only on a second reading of Book I, in the rarer pejorative senses:_ self- confident, arrogant, lustful fair > expertly sit > sit in the saddle; ride 9 As one for knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. 101.2