s,
2 Sir Guyon's sword he lightly to him raught,

lightly > quickly; easily
raught > reached, handed

3 And said: "Fair son, great God your right hand bless,
4 To use that sword so wisely as it ought."

so wisely as it ought > (See Textual Appendix)

5 Glad was the knight, and with fresh courage fraught,

fraught > filled

6 When again he armed felt his hand;
7 Then like a lion, which has long time sought

like > [he was like]

8 His robbed whelps, and at the last them found

robbed > stolen

9 Amongst the shepherd swains, then waxes wood and yond.

swains > young men; rustics
waxes > becomes, grows
wood > furious
yond > mad, furious (cf. 307.26:5); _or aphetic for:_ beyond (i.e.
"beyond fury")

208.41

So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blowes
2 On either side, that neither mayle could hold,
Ne shield defend the thunder of his throwes:
4 Now to _Pyrochles_ many strokes he told;
Eft to _Cymochles_ twise so many fold:
6 Then backe againe turning his busie hond,
Them both attonce compeld with courage bold,
8 To yield wide way to his hart-thrilling brond;
And though they both stood stiffe, yet could not both withstond.

1 So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blows

So fierce > Thus fiercely, similarly fiercely

2 On either side, that neither mail could hold,

mail > chain-mail; chain-armour

3 Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws:

throws > blows

4 Now to Pyrochles many strokes he told;

told > counted out (cf. 104.27:5)

5 Eft to Cymochles twice so many fold:

Eft > Again; _or:_ thereupon (aphetic for "eftsoons")
so > as
fold > [over again]

6 Then back again turning his busy hand,
7 Them both at once compelled with courage bold,

at once > simultaneously

8 To yield wide way to his heart-thrilling brand;

thrilling > piercing
brand > sword

9 And though they both stood stiff, yet could not both withstand.

stiff > strong, firm; _hence:_ resolute, resolutely

208.42

As saluage Bull, whom two fierce mastiues bayt,
2 When rancour doth with rage him once engore,
Forgets with warie ward them to awayt,
4 But with his dreadfull hornes them driues afore,
Or flings aloft, or treads downe in the flore,
6 Breathing out wrath, and bellowing disdaine,
That all the forrest quakes to heare him rore:
8 So rag'd Prince _Arthur_ twixt his foemen twaine,
That ne