our
3 Who in her looseness took exceeding joy;
4 Might not be found a franker franion
Might > [There might]
franker > freer, looser; more ingenuous, more outspoken
franion > paramour, ladies' man
5 Of her lewd parts to make companion;
parts > capacities, attributes (also "lewd parts" = "private parts")
6 But Huddibras, more like a malcontent,
7 Did see and grieve at his bold fashion;
8 Hardly could he endure his hardiment,
hardiment > boldness
9 Yet still he sat, and inly did himself torment.
inly > inwardly
202.38
Betwixt them both the faire _Medina_ sate
2 With sober grace, and goodly carriage:
With equall measure she did moderate
4 The strong extremities of their outrage;
That +forward+ paire she euer would asswage,
6 When they would striue dew reason to exceed;
But that same froward twaine would accourage,
8 And of her plenty adde vnto their need:
So kept she them in order, and her selfe in heed.
5 forward > froward _dub. conj. Morris, in view of line 7_
1 Betwixt them both the fair Medina sat
2 With sober grace, and goodly carriage:
3 With equal measure she did moderate
equal > equal; impartial
4 The strong extremities of their outrage;
outrage > intemperance
5 That forward pair she ever would assuage,
That forward pair > [Perissa and Sansloy]
assuage > pacify, appease
6 When they would strive due reason to exceed;
due > appropriate, proper
7 But that same froward twain would accourage,
froward > perverse (also, as an adv. or prep., "fromward", and so
pointing the contrast with "that forward pair")
twain > two, pair (Elissa and Huddibras)
accourage > encourage (WUFQ)
8 And of her plenty add to their need:
9 So kept she them in order, and herself in heed.
in heed > heeded, regarded
202.39
Thus fairely she attempered her feast,
2 And pleasd them all with meete satietie,
At last when lust of meat and drinke was ceast,
4 She _Guyon_ deare besought of curtesie,
To tell from whence he came through ieopardie,
6 And whither now on new aduenture bound.
Who with bold grace, and comely grauitie,
8 Drawing to him the eyes of all around,
From lofty siege began these words aloud to sound.
1 Thus fairly she attempered her feast,
fairly > well, expertly
attempered > regulated; tempered, moderated
2 And pleased them all with meet satiety;
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