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