English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
7 Her mournful plaints, beguiled of her art,
plaints > complaints, lamentations
beguiled of her art > [deprived of, disappointed in, her artful
intention]
8 And fed with words that could not choose but please;
9 So, sliding softly forth, turned as to her ease.
turned as to her ease > [departed as though to her night's rest]
101.55
Long after lay he musing at her mood,
2 Much grieu'd to thinke that gentle Dame so light,
For whose defence he was to shed his blood.
4 At last dull wearinesse of former fight
Hauing yrockt a sleepe his irkesome spright,
6 That troublous dreame gan freshly tosse his braine,
With bowres, and beds, and Ladies deare delight:
8 But when he saw his labour all was vaine,
With that misformed spright he backe returnd againe.
1 Long after lay he musing at her mood,
2 Much grieved to think that gentle dame so light,
gentle > high-born
light > wanton, frivolous
3 For whose defence he was to shed his blood.
4 At last, dull weariness of former fight
5 Having rocked asleep his irksome spirit,
irksome > weary; disgusted; _also:_ irksome
6 That troublous dream gan freshly toss his brain
gan > did; began to
7 With bowers, and beds, and ladies' dear delight:
bowers > bedrooms
8 But when he saw his labour all was vain,
he > [the sprite bearing the dream]
9 With that misformed sprite he back returned again.
misformed > {Mis-made; evilly or falsely made. The prefix "mis-"
(from Greek _misos_, hatred, grudge), generally denotes "evilly",
"with bad intention", etc.}
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CANTO II
2 _The guilefull great Enchaunter parts
The Redcrosse Knight from Truth:
4 Into whose stead faire falshood steps,
And workes him wofull ruth._
1 The guileful great enchanter parts
2 The Redcross Knight from Truth:
Truth > [Una]
3 Into whose stead fair Falsehood steps,
stead > place
Falsehood > (Duessa, introduced at 102.13, named at 102.34:8)
4 And works him woeful ruth.
ruth > trouble, harm
102.1
BY this the Northerne wagoner had set
2 His seuenfold teme behind the stedfast starre,
That was in Ocean waues yet neuer wet,
4 But firme is fixt, and sendeth light from farre
To all, that in the wide deepe wandring arre:
6 And chearefull Chaunticlere with his note shrill
Had warned once, that _Ph{oe}bus_ fiery carre
8 In hast was climbing vp the Easterne hill,
Full enuious that night so long his roome did fill.
1 By this the northern wagoner had set
this > [this time]
northern wagoner > (The constellation of Bo{o"}tes (from the Greek word
for "ploughman"), also called the Bear Driver, or Herdsman; it
lies to the south and east of Ursa Major)
2 His sevenfold team behind the steadfast star
sevenfold team > (The seven stars of Ursa Major (the Great Bear,
Plow, Wain, or, in Britain, the Wagon); they point to Polaris)
steadfast star > (Polaris, the Pole Star)
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