en I at her my murderous blade did bend,

bend > direct, bring to bear

8 She fled away with ghastly dreariment,

ghastly > frightful, terrible
dreariment > horror

9 And I, pursuing my fell purpose, after went.

fell > terrible, dreadful

204.32

Feare gaue her wings, and rage enforst my flight;
2 Through woods and plaines so long I did her chace,
Till this mad man, whom your victorious might
4 Hath now fast bound, me met in middle space,
As I her, so he me pursewd apace,
6 And shortly ouertooke: +I+ breathing yre,
Sore chauffed at my stay in such a cace,
8 And with my heat kindled his cruell fyre;
Which kindled once, his mother did more rage inspyre.

6 I > I, _1609_

1 "Fear gave her wings, and rage enforced my flight;

enforced > strengthened, reinforced

2 Through woods and plains so long I did her chase,

so > thus, in that manner

3 Till this madman, whom your victorious might
4 Has now fast bound, me met in middle space,

fast > firmly
middle space > (Cf. 202.20:3)

5 As I her, so he me pursued apace,

apace > swiftly

6 And shortly overtook: I, breathing ire,
7 Sore chafed at my stay in such a case,

chafed > fretted
stay > detention, hindrance

8 And with my heat kindled his cruel fire;
9 Which, kindled once, his mother did more rage inspire.

inspire > blow upon [his cruel fire, as if with bellows expelling
rage]; _also:_ inspire [in him]

204.33

Betwixt them both, they haue me doen to dye,
2 Through wounds, and strokes, and stubborne handeling,
That death were better, then such agony,
4 As griefe and furie vnto me did bring;
Of which in me yet stickes the mortall sting,
6 That during life will neuer be appeasd.
When he thus ended had his sorrowing,
8 Said _Guyon_, Squire, sore haue ye beene diseasd;
But all your hurts may soone through temperance be easd.

1 "Betwixt them both, they have me done to die,

done > caused, made; tried to make

2 Through wounds, and strokes, and stubborn handling,

stubborn > inflexible, unyielding
handling > treatment

3 That death were better than such agony

That > [So that]

4 As grief and fury to me did bring;
5 Of which in me yet sticks the mortal sting,
6 That during life will never be appeased."

appeased > assuaged

7 When he thus ended had his sorrowing,
8 Said Guyon, "Squire, sore have you been disease