e, moment

203.35

O stay thy +hand,+ for yonder is no game
2 For thy fierce arrowes, them to exercize,
But loe my Lord, my liege, whose warlike name,
4 Is farre renowmd through many bold emprize;
And now in shade he shrowded yonder lies.
6 She staid: with that he crauld out of his nest,
Forth creeping on his caitiue hands and thies,
8 And standing stoutly vp, his loftie crest
Did fiercely shake, and rowze, as comming late from rest.

1 hand, > hand _1596;_ hand: _1609_

1 "O stay your hand, for yonder is no game
2 For your fierce arrows, them to exercise,

exercise > employ, put to use

3 But lo my lord, my liege, whose warlike name

liege > {Lord to whom one owes feudal allegiance and service}
name > name; reputation

4 Is far renowned through many bold emprise;

bold > [a bold]
emprise > undertaking, enterprise

5 And now in shade he shrouded yonder lies."

shrouded > hidden

6 She stayed: with that he crawled out of his nest,

stayed > desisted, held back

7 Forth creeping on his caitiff hands and thighs,

caitiff > wretched, despicable; servile

8 And, standing stoutly up, his lofty crest

stoutly > boldly, bravely
crest > [plumes on his hat]

9 Did fiercely shake, and rouse, as coming late from rest.

rouse > shake (used of a hawk shaking its feathers); rise (of
gamebirds flushed from cover); rouse (in the modern sense)
as > [as if]

203.36

As fearefull fowle, that long in secret caue
2 For dread of soaring hauke her selfe hath hid,
Not caring how, her silly life to saue,
4 She her gay painted plumes disorderid,
Seeing at last her selfe from daunger rid,
6 Peepes +foorth+, and soone renewes her natiue pride;
She gins her feathers foule disfigured
8 Proudly to prune, and set on euery side,
So shakes off shame, ne thinks how erst she did her hide.

6 foorth > forth _1590_

1 As fearful fowl (that long in secret cave
2 For dread of soaring hawk herself has hidden,
3 Not caring how, her silly life to save,

silly > silly; feeble, frail, insignificant

4 She her gay painted plumes disordered),
5 Seeing at last herself from danger rid,

rid > spared; delivered

6 Peeps forth, and soon renews her native pride;

native > natural, innate
pride > magnificence, splendour ("in his pride" is a heraldic term
applied to the peacock in splendour)

7 She begins her feathers fo