hecy that a comet with a dragon-
shaped effulgence portended his accession. One of these dragons
he carried with him in his wars)
hight > was named

2 Succeeding ... There abruptly it did end,
3 Without full point, or other caesura right,

full point > full stop, period
caesura > formal stop
right > proper, appropriate

4 As if the rest some wicked hand did rend,

did rend > [had torn out]

5 Or the author himself could not at least attend

least > any rate
attend > [turn his mind, turn his energies]

6 To finish it: that so untimely breach

breach > fracture, breaking-off

7 The prince himself half seems to offend,
8 Yet secret pleasure did offence impeach,

impeach > impede; prevent

9 And wonder of antiquity long stopped his speech.

of antiquity > at ancient times; at ancient records

210.69

At last quite rauisht with delight, to heare
2 The royall Ofspring of his natiue land,
Cryde out, Deare countrey, {o^} how dearely deare
4 Ought thy remembraunce, and perpetuall band
Be to thy foster Childe, that from thy hand
6 Did commun breath and nouriture receaue?
How brutish is it not to vnderstand,
8 How much to her we owe, that all vs gaue,
That gaue vnto vs all, what euer good we haue.

1 At last, quite ravished with delight to hear

hear > learn

2 The royal offspring of his native land,

offspring > ancestry

3 Cried out, "Dear country, O how dearly dear

Cried > [Arthur cried]

4 Ought your remembrance, and perpetual band

band > [binding quality or power]

5 Be to your foster child, that from your hand

Be > [To be]
foster child > (As opposed to the original giants, who were sons of
the land)

6 Did common breath and nouriture receive?

nouriture > nurture

7 How brutish is it not to understand
8 How much to her we owe, that all us gave,

her > [Britain]

9 That gave to us all, whatever good we have!"

210.70

But _Guyon_ all this while his booke did read,
2 Ne yet has ended: for it was a great
And ample volume, that doth far excead
4 My leasure, so long leaues here to repeat:
It told, how first _Prometheus_ did create
6 A man, of many partes from beasts deriued
And then stole fire from heauen, to animate
8 His worke, for which he was by _Ioue_ depriued
Of life him selfe, and hart-strings of an {AE}gle riued.

1 But Guyon all this while his book