use, decline

206.22

Yet she still followed her former stile,
2 And said, and did all that mote him delight,
Till they arriued in that pleasant Ile,
4 Where sleeping late she left her other knight.
But when as _Guyon_ of that land had sight,
6 He wist himselfe amisse, and angry said;
Ah Dame, perdie ye haue not doen me right,
8 Thus to mislead me, whiles I you obaid:
Me litle needed from my right way to haue straid.

1 Yet she still followed her former style,
2 And said and did all that might him delight,
3 Till they arrived in that pleasant isle,

in > [at]

4 Where, sleeping late, she left her other knight.

late > lately

5 But when Guyon of that land had sight,
6 He wist himself amiss, and angry said:

wist > knew, believed
amiss > [to be] away from the mark, lost

7 "Ah dame, pardie you have not done me right,

pardie > truly; "by God"
done > served, treated

8 Thus to mislead me, while I you obeyed:
9 Me little needed from my right way to have strayed."

206.23

Faire Sir (quoth she) be not displeasd at all;
2 Who fares on sea, may not commaund his way,
Ne wind and weather at his pleasure call:
4 The sea is wide, and easie for to stray;
The wind vnstable, and doth neuer stay.
6 But here a while ye may in safety rest,
Till season serue new passage to assay;
8 Better safe port, then be in seas distrest.
Therewith she laught, and did her earnest end in iest.

1 "Fair sir," quoth she, "be not displeased at all;
2 Who fares on sea may not command his way,

Who > [Whoever]

3 Nor wind and weather at his pleasure call:
4 The sea is wide, and easy to stray;

easy > [it is easy]

5 The wind unstable, and does never stay.

stay > cease

6 But here awhile you may in safety rest,
7 Till season serve new passage to essay;

essay > attempt

8 Better safe port, than be in seas distressed."

distressed > [in distress, when distressed]

9 Therewith she laughed, and did her earnest end in jest.

Therewith > With that; thereupon
earnest > seriousness

206.24

But he halfe discontent, mote nathelesse
2 Himselfe appease, and issewd forth on shore:
The ioyes whereof, and happie fruitfulnesse,
4 Such as he +saw,+ she gan him lay before,
And all though pleasant, yet she made much more:
6 The fields did laugh, the flowres did freshly spring,
The tre