English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
Much daunted with that dint, her sence was dazd,
2 Yet kindling rage, her selfe she gathered round,
And all attonce her beastly body raizd
4 With doubled forces high aboue the ground:
Tho wrapping vp her wrethed sterne arownd,
6 Lept fierce vpon his shield, and her huge traine
All suddenly about his body wound,
8 That hand or foot to stirre he stroue in vaine:
God helpe the man so wrapt in _Errours_ endlesse traine.
1 Much daunted with that dint, her sense was dazed;
dint > stroke
2 Yet, kindling rage, herself she gathered round,
3 And all at once her beastly body raised
4 With doubled forces high above the ground:
5 Tho, wrapping up her wreathed stern around,
Tho > Then
6 Leapt fierce upon his shield, and her huge train
train > tail
7 All suddenly about his body wound,
8 That hand or foot to stir he strove in vain:
That > [So that]
9 God help the man so wrapped in Error's endless train!
train > tail; trickery, deceit; assembly, entourage
101.19
His Lady sad to see his sore constraint,
2 Cride out, Now now Sir knight, shew what +ye+ bee,
Add faith vnto your force, and be not faint:
4 Strangle her, else she sure will strangle thee.
That when he heard, in great perplexitie,
6 His gall did grate for griefe and high disdaine,
And knitting all his force got one hand free,
8 Wherewith he grypt her gorge with so great paine,
That soone to loose her wicked bands did her constraine.
2 ye > you _1609_
1 His lady, sad to see his sore constraint,
sore > grievous
constraint > restriction of liberty; affliction
2 Cried out, "Now, now, sir knight, show what you be;
3 Add faith to your force, and be not faint:
4 Strangle her, else she sure will strangle you!"
5 That when he heard, in great perplexity,
6 His gall did grate for grief and high disdain;
gall > sense of rancour (said to have its seat in the gall)
grate > grind
grief > rage
7 And, knitting all his force, got one hand free,
8 Wherewith he gripped her gorge with so great pain,
Wherewith > With which
gorge > throat
so > such
pain > pains, effort, labour; _hence:_ strength
9 That soon to loose her wicked bonds did her constrain.
did > [it did; he did]
101.20
Therewith she spewd out of her filthy maw
2 A floud of poyson horrible and blacke,
Full of great lumpes of flesh and gobbets raw,
4 Which stunck so vildly, that it forst him slacke
His grasping hold, and from her turne him backe:
6 Her vomit full of bookes and papers was,
With loathly frogs and toades, which eyes did lacke,
8 And creeping sought way in the weedy gras:
Her filthy parbreake all the place defiled has.
1 Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw
Therewith > With that; thereupon
maw > stomach
2 A flood of poison horrible and black,
3 Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw,
gobbets > {Lumps of raw or semi-digested flesh or food}
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