frail > weak (esp. morally)
5 And passed fairly forth. He, turning tail,
fairly > gently, moderately
6 Back to the strand retired, and there still stayed,
strand > shore
7 Awaiting passage, which him late did fail;
which him late did fail > which lately disappointed him; _hence:_ of
which he was lately disappointed
8 The whiles Cymochles with that wanton maid
The whiles > Meanwhile
9 The hasty heat of his avowed revenge delayed.
delayed > allayed, assuaged; deferred
206.41
+Whylest+ there the varlet stood, he saw from farre
2 An armed knight, that towards him fast ran,
He ran on foot, as if in lucklesse warre
4 His forlorne steed from him the victour wan;
He seemed breathlesse, hartlesse, faint, and wan,
6 And all his armour sprinckled was with bloud,
And soyld with durtie gore, that no man can
8 Discerne the hew thereof. He neuer stood,
But bent his hastie course towards the idle flood.
1 Whylest > Whiles _1609_
1 Whilst there the varlet stood, he saw from far
varlet > knight's attendant; menial
2 An armed knight, that towards him fast ran:
3 He ran on foot, as if in luckless war
4 His forlorn steed from him the victor won;
forlorn > lost; _hence:_ missing
won > [had won]
5 He seemed breathless, heartless, faint, and wan,
6 And all his armour sprinkled was with blood,
7 And soiled with dirty gore, that no man can
that > [so that]
can > could
8 Discern the hue thereof. He never stood,
hue > colour; appearance
stood > [stopped]
9 But bent his hasty course towards the Idle Flood.
bent > directed
Flood > Lake (catachr.)
206.42
The varlet saw, when to the flood he came,
2 How without stop or stay he fiercely lept,
And deepe him selfe +beducked+ in the same,
4 That in the lake his loftie crest was +steept+,
Ne of his safetie seemed care he kept,
6 But with his raging armes he rudely flasht,
The waues about, and all his armour swept,
8 That all the bloud and filth away was washt,
Yet still he bet the water, and the billowes dasht.
3 beducked > beduked _1596_
4 steept > stept _1590_
1 The varlet saw, when to the flood he came,
varlet > knight's attendant; menial; rogue
2 How without stop or stay he fiercely leapt,
3 And deep himself beducked in the same,
beducked > immersed
4 That in the lake his lofty crest was steeped,
That > [
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