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6 The knight emboyling in his haughtie hart,
Knit all his forces, and gan soone vnbrace
8 His grasping hold: so lightly did vpstart,
And drew his deadly weapon, to maintaine his part.

1 And, being down, the villein sore did beat,

villein > villain; serf

2 And bruise with clownish fists his manly face:

clownish > coarse; clumsy

3 And eke the hag, with many a bitter threat,

eke > also

4 Still called upon to kill him in the place.

Still > Continuously
upon > [upon Furor]
in the place > there; on the spot, right away

5 With whose reproach and odious menace
6 The knight, emboiling in his haughty heart,

emboiling > boiling with rage (SUS)

7 Knit all his forces, and gan soon unbrace

gan soon unbrace > did immediately loosen

8 His grasping hold: so lightly did upstart,

lightly > quickly, lightly
upstart > get up

9 And drew his deadly weapon, to maintain his part.

maintain > defend
part > {Side in a contest; cause}

204.10

Which when the Palmer saw, he loudly cryde,
2 Not so, {o^} _Guyon_, neuer thinke that so
That Monster can be maistred or destroyd:
4 He is +not+, ah, he is not such a foe,
As steele can wound, or strength can ouerthroe.
6 That same is _Furor_, cursed cruell wight,
That vnto knighthood workes much shame and woe;
8 And that same Hag, his aged mother, hight
_Occasion_, the root of all wrath +and+ despight.

4 not > no _1590 etc.: FE_
9 and > aud _1596_

1 Which when the palmer saw, he loudly cried,
2 "Not so, O Guyon, never think that so

so > thus

3 That monster can be mastered or destroyed:
4 He is not, ah, he is not such a foe
5 As steel can wound, or strength can overthrow.
6 That same is Furor, cursed cruel wight,

wight > creature, being

7 That to knighthood works much shame and woe;
8 And that same hag, his aged mother, hight

hight > is called

9 Occasion, the root of all wrath and despite.

despite > malice; rage; outrage

204.11

With her, who so will raging _Furor_ tame,
2 Must first begin, and well her amenage:
First her restraine from her reprochfull blame,
4 And euill meanes, with which she doth enrage
Her franticke sonne, and kindles his courage,
6 Then when she is withdrawen, or strong withstood,
It's eath his idle furie to asswage,
8 And calme the tempest of his passion wood;
The bankes are ouerflow