His painted nimble wings, and vanished quite away.

208.9

The Palmer seeing his left empty place,
2 And his slow eyes beguiled of their sight,
Woxe sore affraid, and standing still a space,
4 Gaz'd after him, as fowle escapt by flight;
At last him turning to his charge behight,
6 With trembling hand his troubled pulse gan try;
Where finding life not yet dislodged quight,
8 He much reioyst, and courd it tenderly,
As chicken newly hatcht, from dreaded destiny.

1 The palmer, seeing his left empty place,
2 And his slow eyes beguiled of their sight,
3 Waxed sore afraid and, standing still a space,

Waxed > Grew

4 Gazed after him, as fowl escaped by flight;
5 At last, him turning to his charge behight,

behight > ordained (catachr.); _hence:_ appointed

6 With trembling hand his troubled pulse gan try;

gan try > did test

7 Where finding life not yet dislodged quite,
8 He much rejoiced, and covered it tenderly,

covered > protected

9 As chicken newly hatched, from dreaded destiny.

208.10

At last he spide, where towards him did pace
2 Two Paynim knights, all armd as bright as skie,
And them beside an aged Sire did trace,
4 And farre before a light-foot Page did flie,
That breathed strife and troublous enmitie;
6 Those were the two sonnes of _Acrates_ old,
Who meeting earst with _Archimago_ slie,
8 Foreby that idle strond, of him were told,
That he, which earst them combatted, was _Guyon_ bold.

1 At last he spied where towards him did pace
2 Two paynim knights, all armed as bright as sky,

paynim > pagan, heathen

3 And them beside an aged sire did trace,

sire > elderly man
trace > walk, proceed (with added connotation of tracking or
pursuing)

4 And far before a lightfoot page did fly,

before > in front
lightfoot > light-footed

5 That breathed strife and troublous enmity;
6 Those were the two sons of Acrates old,
7 Who, meeting erst with Archimago sly,

erst > recently (see 206.47)

8 Forby that Idle strand, of him were told

Forby > hard by, near
strand > shore
of > by

9 That he, who erst them combatted, was Guyon bold.

208.11

Which to auenge on him they dearely vowd,
2 Where euer that on ground they mote him fynd;
False _Archimage_ prouokt their courage prowd,
4 And +stryfull+ _Atin_ in their stubborne mynd
Coles of contention and w