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arta) Cynthus > (A mountain on the island of Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and Diana: these deities are thus also called Cynthius and Cynthia respectively) 3 Where all the nymphs have her unwares forlorn, unwares > unwittingly; unexpectedly forlorn > forsaken 4 Wanders alone with bow and arrows keen, 5 To seek her game: or as that famous queen queen > (Penthesilea, an ally of Priam against the Greeks in the Trojan War; killed by Achilles or his son Pyrrhus) 6 Of Amazons, whom Pyrrhus did destroy, Amazons > (A mythical race of warlike females, said to have come from the Caucasus and to have settled in Asia Minor, where they founded the city of Themiscyra. The Amazons were ruled by a queen, and the female children had their right breasts burned off so that they might better use a bow and arrow. The ninth labour of Hercules was to take the girdle of Hippolyte, an earlier queen of the Amazons) 7 The day that first of Priam she was seen, of > by Priam > (The last king of Troy) 8 Did show herself in great triumphant joy, 9 To succour the weak state of sad afflicted Troy. 203.32 Such when as hartlesse _Trompart_ her did vew, 2 He was dismayed in his coward mind, And doubted, whether he himselfe should shew, 4 Or fly away, or bide alone behind: Both feare and hope he in her face did find, 6 When she at last him spying thus bespake; Hayle Groome; didst not thou see a bleeding Hind, 8 Whose right haunch earst my stedfast arrow strake? If thou didst, tell me, that I may her ouertake. 1 Such when heartless Trompart her did view, heartless > pusillanimous 2 He was dismayed in his coward mind, 3 And doubted whether he himself should show, 4 Or fly away, or bide alone behind: fly > fly; flee bide > remain 5 Both fear and hope he in her face did find, 6 When she at last, him spying, thus bespoke: bespoke > spoke 7 "Hail, groom; did not you see a bleeding hind, Hail, groom > You there! (groom = man, fellow, man-servant) hind > {Adult female deer, esp. Red Deer} 8 Whose right haunch erst my steadfast arrow strake? erst > lately strake > streaked, marked with a line; _hence:_ wounded; _perhaps also:_ struck 9 If you did, tell me, that I may her overtake." that > [so that] 203.33 Wherewith reviu'd, this answere forth he threw; 2 O Goddesse, (for such I thee take to bee) For neither
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