due in place.
Suffice > [Suffice it; it is enough]
due > duty
in place > here
7 So goodly purpose they together found,
goodly > courteous
purpose > conversation, discourse
found > devised
8 Of kindness and of courteous aggrace;
aggrace > favour
9 The whiles false Archimago and Atin fled apace.
The whiles > Meanwhile
apace > quickly
CANTO IX
_The house of Temperance, in which
2 doth sober Alma dwell,
Besiegd of many foes, whom straunger
4 knightes to +flight+ compell._
4 _flight_ > _fight 1596, 1609_
1 The House of Temperance, in which
2 does sober Alma dwell,
Alma > (Introduced at 209.17. Her name has a number of meanings:
(1) "Nourishing", "Fair", "Gracious", "Propitious", "Kind"
(Latin); (2) "Maiden" (Hebrew); (3) "All Good" (Celtic))
3 Besieged of many foes, whom stranger
of > by
stranger > new-come
4 knights to flight compel.
209.1
OF all Gods workes, which do this world adorne,
2 There is no one more faire and excellent,
Then is mans body both for powre and forme,
4 Whiles it is kept in sober gouernment;
But none then it, more fowle and indecent,
6 Distempred through misrule and passions bace:
It growes a Monster, and incontinent
8 Doth loose his dignitie and natiue grace.
Behold, who list, both one and other in this place.
1 Of all God's works, which do this world adorn,
2 There is none more fair and excellent
3 Than is man's body, both for power and form,
4 While it is kept in sober government;
government > control
5 But none than it more foul and indecent,
indecent > uncomely; repulsive
6 Distempered through misrule and passions base:
Distempered > [When] disordered
7 It grows a monster, and incontinent
grows > becomes
incontinent > lacking self-restraint (adj.); immediately (adv.)
8 Does loose its dignity and native grace.
loose > lose; loose; loosen, dissolve
native > innate, natural
9 Behold, who list, both one and other in this place.
list > chooses, please
other > [the other]
209.2
After the Paynim brethren conquer'd were,
2 The _Briton_ Prince recou'ring his stolne sword,
And _Guyon_ his lost shield, they both yfere
4 Forth passed on their way in faire accord,
Till him the Prince with gentle court did bord;
6 Sir knight, mote I of you this curt'sie read,
To weet why on your shield so goodly scord
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