English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
And after him she rode with so much speede
2 As her slow beast could make; but all in vaine:
For him so far had borne his light-foot steede,
4 Pricked with wrath and fiery fierce disdaine,
That him to follow was but fruitlesse paine;
6 Yet she her weary limbes would neuer rest,
But euery hill and dale, each wood and plaine
8 Did search, sore grieued in her gentle brest,
He so vngently left her, whom she +loued+ best.
9 loued > louest _1596_
1 And after him she rode, with so much speed
so > as
2 As her slow beast could make; but all in vain:
3 For him so far had borne his lightfoot steed,
lightfoot > light-footed
4 Pricked with wrath and fiery fierce disdain,
Pricked > Spurred (the knight and the horse; in _FQ_ the steed
frequently symbolizes its rider's mood or nature: see, for
example, 102.13:7)
disdain > anger; malice, resentment
5 That him to follow was but fruitless pain;
pain > labour, effort
6 Yet she her weary limbs would never rest,
7 But every hill and dale, each wood and plain,
8 Did search, sore grieved in her gentle breast,
gentle > noble; gentle
9 He so ungently left her, whom she loved best.
He > [That he had]
ungently > ignobly; rudely
102.9
But subtill _Archimago_, when his guests
2 He saw diuided into double parts,
And _Vna_ wandring in woods and forrests,
4 Th'end of his drift, he praisd his diuelish arts,
That had such might ouer true meaning harts;
6 Yet rests not so, but other meanes doth make,
How he may worke vnto her further smarts:
8 For her he hated as the hissing snake,
And in her many troubles did most pleasure take.
1 But subtle Archimago, when his guests
subtle > sly, crafty
2 He saw divided into double parts,
3 And Una wandering in woods and forests
4 (The end of his drift), he praised his devilish arts,
end > purpose; _also:_ result
drift > plot, scheme
5 That had such might over true-meaning hearts;
6 Yet rests not so, but other means does make,
7 How he may work to her further smarts:
smarts > pains
8 For her he hated as the hissing snake,
9 And in her many troubles did most pleasure take.
102.10
He then deuisde himselfe how to disguise;
2 For by his mightie science he could take
As many formes and shapes in seeming wise,
4 As euer _Proteus_ to himselfe could make:
Sometime a fowle, sometime a fish in lake,
6 Now like a foxe, now like a dragon fell,
That of himselfe he oft for feare would quake,
8 And oft would flie away. O who can tell
The hidden power of herbes, and might of Magicke spell?
1 He then devised himself how to disguise;
2 For by his mighty science he could take
science > knowledge, lore
3 As many forms and shapes in seeming wise
seeming wise > [manner of outward appearance]
4 As ever Proteus to himself could make:
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