lockes, colourd like copper-wire,
And bit his tawny beard to shew his raging ire.

1 With hundred iron chains he did him bind,
2 And hundred knots that did him sore constrain:

hundred knots > (Cf. _Aen._ 1.294-6, where Furor is bound with a
bronze chain of 100 links)

3 Yet his great iron teeth he still did grind,
4 And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain:

grimly > grimly, fiercely; dreadfully

5 His burning eyes, which bloody strakes did stain,

strakes > streaks

6 Stared full wide, and threw forth sparks of fire,

Stared > {Glared; opened wide in madness or fury}
full > exceedingly

7 And, more for rank despite than for great pain,

rank > proud, rebellious; violent; excessive; festering; virulent
despite > malice, spite; rage

8 Shook his long locks, coloured like copper wire,

Shook > [He shook]

9 And bit his tawny beard to show his raging ire.

204.16

Thus when as _Guyon Furor_ had captiu'd,
2 Turning about he saw that wretched Squire,
Whom that mad man of life nigh late depriu'd,
4 Lying on ground, all soild with bloud and mire:
Whom when as he perceiued to respire,
6 He gan to comfort, and his wounds to dresse.
Being at last recured, he gan inquire,
8 What hard mishap him brought to such distresse,
And made that caitiues thral, the thral of wretchednesse.

1 Thus when Guyon Furor had captived,

captived > made captive

2 Turning about, he saw that wretched squire

squire > {One ranking next to a knight in the feudal system of
military service and tenure; also: a gallant, lover}

3 (Whom that madman of life nigh late deprived)

late > lately

4 Lying on ground, all soiled with blood and mire:
5 Whom when he perceived to respire,
6 He began to comfort, and his wounds to dress.
7 Being at last recured, he gan inquire

recured > recovered, restored
he gan > [Guyon did]

8 What hard mishap him brought to such distress,
9 And made that caitiff's thrall, the thrall of wretchedness.

caitiff's thrall > wretch's slave

204.17

With hart then throbbing, and with watry eyes,
2 Faire Sir (quoth he) what man can shun the hap,
That hidden lyes vnwares him to +surpryse?+
4 Misfortune waites aduantage to entrap
The man most warie in her whelming lap.
6 So me weake wretch, of many weakest +one+,
Vnweeting, and vnware of such mishap,
8 She brought to mischiefe t