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are redoubted might, 2 Famous throughout the world for warlike praise, praise > praiseworthiness; virtue; _hence:_ qualities, worth 3 And glorious spoils, purchased in perilous fight: purchased > got by conquest 4 Full many doughty knights he in his days Full > Very 5 Had done to death, subdued in equal frays, subdued > overcome (by violence) equal > fair, impartial 6 Whose carcases, for terror of his name, 7 Of fowls and beasts he made the piteous prey, 8 And hung their conquered arms, for more defame, more > greater defame > disgrace, defamation 9 On gallow trees, in honour of his dearest dame. 205.27 His dearest Dame is that Enchaunteresse, 2 The vile _Acrasia_, that with vaine delightes, And idle pleasures in +her+ _Bowre_ of _Blisse_, 4 Doe charme her louers, and the feeble sprightes Can call out of the bodies of fraile wightes: 6 Whom then she does transforme to monstrous hewes, And horribly misshapes with vgly sightes, 8 Captiu'd eternally in yron mewes, And darksom dens, where _Titan_ his face neuer shewes. 3 her > his _1596_ 1 His dearest dame is that enchantress, 2 The vile Acrasia, that with vain delights vain > vain; empty 3 And idle pleasures, in her Bower of Bliss, 4 Does charm her lovers, and the feeble spirits 5 Can call out of the bodies of frail wights: frail > weak, morally weak wights > men; people, mortals 6 Whom then she does transform to monstrous hues, monstrous hues > [the] forms of monsters 7 And horribly misshapes with ugly sights, sights > appearances 8 Captived eternally in iron mews, Captived > Held captive mews > cages 9 And darksome dens, where Titan his face never shows. 205.28 There _Atin_ found _Cymochles_ soiourning, 2 To serue his Lemans loue: for +he+ by kind, Was giuen all to lust and loose liuing, 4 When euer his fiers hands he free mote find: And now he has pourd out his idle mind 6 In daintie delices, and lauish ioyes, Hauing his warlike weapons cast behind, 8 And flowes in pleasures, and vaine pleasing toyes, Mingled emongst loose Ladies and lasciuious boyes. 2 he > he, _1609_ 1 There Atin found Cymochles sojourning, 2 To serve his leman's love: for he, by kind, leman > lover kind > nature 3 Was given all to lust and loose living, 4 Whenever his fierce hands he free might find:
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