dewd,
And euer her desired to depart.
8 She list not heare, but her disports poursewd,
And euer bad him stay, till time the tide renewd.

1 But he was wise, and wary of her will,
2 And ever held his hand upon his heart:
3 Yet would not seem so rude, and thewed ill,

thewed ill > badly brought-up

4 As to despise so courteous-seeming part

part > [a] concern

5 That gentle lady did to him impart,

gentle > [a] noble

6 But fairly tempering fond desire subdued,

fond > foolish

7 And ever her desired to depart.

desired to depart > asked that they might depart

8 She list not hear, but her disports pursued,

list not > chose not [to]
disport > merriment; diversion (including the sense of "diverting
from the true path"); wanton entertainment

9 And ever bade him stay, till time the tide renewed.

tide > (There are no tides on the Idle Lake (see 206.20:9), so she
wants him never to leave)

206.27

And now by this, _Cymochles_ howre was spent,
2 That he awoke out of his idle dreme,
And shaking off his drowzie dreriment,
4 Gan him auize, how ill did him beseeme,
In slouthfull sleepe his molten hart to steme,
6 And quench the brond of his conceiued ire.
Tho vp he started, stird with shame extreme,
8 Ne staied for his Damzell to inquire,
But marched to the strond, +there+ passage to require.

9 there > their _1590, 1596; cf. 110.36:6, 202.30:1, 211.21:8,
304.41:7, 312.28:1_

1 And now by this Cymochles' hour was spent,

by this > by this time
hour > time; hour

2 That he awoke out of his idle dream,

That > [So that]
idle > idle; empty, unavailing; weak-headed

3 And, shaking off his drowsy dreariment,

dreariment > melancholy

4 Gan him advise how ill did him beseem

Gan > Did; began to
him advise > reflect
did him beseem > [it became him]

5 In slothful sleep his molten heart to steam,

steam > soften [as if by cooking]

6 And quench the brand of his conceived ire.
7 Tho up he started, stirred with shame extreme,

Tho > Then

8 Nor stayed for his damsel to inquire,

stayed > waited

9 But marched to the strand, there passage to require.

strand > shore

206.28

And in the way he with Sir _Guyon_ met,
2 Accompanyde with _Ph{ae}dria_ the faire,
Eftsoones he gan to rage, and inly fret,
4 Crying, Let be that Ladie debonaire,
Thou recreant knight, and soone thy se