4 And calm the sea of their tempestuous spite:
5 Such power have pleasing words; such is the might
6 Of courteous clemency in gentle heart.
gentle > noble
7 Now after all was ceased, the Faery knight
8 Besought that damsel suffer him depart,
suffer him depart > to allow him to depart; to grant him departure
9 And yield him ready passage to that other part.
ready > prompt; direct
that other part > [the mainland]
206.37
She no lesse glad, then he desirous was
2 Of his departure thence; for of her ioy
And vaine delight she saw he light did pas,
4 A foe of folly and immodest toy,
Still solemne sad, or still disdainfull coy,
6 Delighting all in armes and cruell warre,
That her sweet peace and pleasures did annoy,
8 Troubled with terrour and vnquiet iarre,
That she well pleased was thence to amoue him farre.
1 She no less glad, than he desirous was
no > [was no]
2 Of his departure thence; for of her joy
3 And vain delight she saw he light did pass,
vain > empty; foolish
light > (Adj., applied to her "vaine delight", or adv., qualifying
"pas")
pass > regard
4 A foe of folly and immodest toy,
folly > lewdness
toy > amorous game, trick; _hence:_ flirtatiousness
5 Still solemn sad, or still disdainful coy,
Still > Ever
coy > aloof, distant
6 Delighting all in arms and cruel war,
7 That her sweet peace and pleasures did annoy,
annoy > afflict, vex; _hence:_ spoil
8 Troubled with terror and unquiet jar,
jar > discord
9 That she well pleased was thence to amove him far.
That > [So that]
amove > remove
206.38
Tho him she brought abord, and her swift bote
2 Forthwith directed to that further strand;
The which on the dull waues did lightly flote
4 And soone arriued on the shallow sand,
Where gladsome _Guyon_ +salied+ forth to land,
6 And to that Damzell thankes gaue for reward.
Vpon that shore he spied _Atin_ stand,
8 +There by+ his maister left, when late he far'd
In _Ph{ae}drias_ +flit+ barke ouer that perlous shard.
5 salied > sailed _1609_
8 There by > Thereby _1590, 1596_
9 flit > fleet _1609_
1 Tho him she brought aboard, and her swift boat
Tho > Then
2 Forthwith directed to that further strand;
strand > shore
3 Which on the dull waves did lightly float,
dull > sluggish
4 And soon arrived on the shallow sand,
5 Where gladsome
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