7 "The author then," said he, "of all my smarts smarts > pains 8 Is one Duessa, a false sorceress, Duessa > "Duplicity" (Latin, _duo esse_, to be two) 9 That many errant knights has brought to wretchedness. errant > itinerant (a knight errant roamed in quest of adventure; the word-order here also implies the sense of erring, deviating, etc.) 102.35 In prime of youthly yeares, when corage hot 2 The fire of loue and ioy of cheualree First kindled in my brest, it was my lot 4 To loue this gentle Lady, whom ye see, Now not a Lady, but a seeming tree; 6 With whom as once I rode accompanyde, Me chaunced of a knight encountred bee, 8 That had a like faire Lady by his syde, Like a faire Lady, but did fowle _Duessa_ hyde. 1 "In prime of youthly years, when courage hot youthly > youthful courage > heart; spirit; lustiness 2 The fire of love and joy of chivalry 3 First kindled in my breast, it was my lot 4 To love this gentle lady, whom you see gentle > noble; gentle 5 Now not a lady, but a seeming tree; 6 With whom, as once I rode accompanied, 7 Me chanced of a knight encountered be, be > [to be] 8 That had a like fair lady by his side, like > similarly; similar 9 Like a fair lady, but did foul Duessa hide. 102.36 Whose forged beauty he did take in hand, 2 All other Dames to haue exceeded farre; I in defence of mine did likewise stand, 4 Mine, that did then shine as the Morning starre: So both to battell fierce arraunged arre, 6 In which his harder fortune was to fall Vnder my speare: such is the dye of warre: 8 His Lady left as a prise martiall, Did yield her comely person, to be at my call. 1 "Whose forged beauty he did take in hand take in hand > maintain, assert (by force of arms if necessary) 2 All other dames to have exceeded far; All > [That of all] 3 I in defence of mine did likewise stand, 4 Mine, that did then shine as the morning star: 5 So both to battle fierce arranged are, 6 In which his harder fortune was to fall 7 Under my spear: such is the die of war. die > hazard, chance 8 His lady, left as a prize martial, prize martial > spoil of war 9 Did yield her comely person to be at my call. 102.37 So doubly lou'd of Ladies vnlike faire, 2 Th'one seeming such, the other such indeede, One day in doubt I cast for to compare, 4 Whether in beauties glorie did exceede; A Rosy girlond was the victors meede: 6 Both seemde to win, and both seemde won to bee, So hard the discord was to be agreede. 8 _Fr{ae}lissa_ was as faire, as faire mote bee, And euer false _Duessa_ seemde as faire as shee. 1 "So doubly loved of ladies, unlike fair, unlike > differently [each is fair in her own way] 2 The one seeming such, the other such indeed, 3 One day in doubt I cast to compare cast > decided, resolved 4 Whether in beauty's glory did exceed;