ks of that pile,

five great bulwarks > [five senses]
pile > {Collection of lofty buildings, large building, castle}

3 And to each a bulwark did arrest,

arrest > ordain, entrust

4 To assail with open force or hidden guile,
5 In hope thereof to win victorious spoil.
6 They all that charge did fervently apply,
7 With greedy malice and importune toil,

greedy > eager, reckless
importune > persistent, importunate

8 And planted there their huge artillery,
9 With which they daily made most dreadful battery.

battery > {Assault with many blows or missiles}

211.8

The first troupe was a monstrous rablement
2 Of fowle misshapen wights, of which some were
Headed like Owles, with +beckes+ vncomely bent,
4 Others like Dogs, others like Gryphons dreare,
And some had wings, and some had clawes to teare,
6 And euery one of them had Lynces eyes,
And euery one did bow and arrowes beare:
8 All those were lawlesse lustes, corrupt enuies,
And couetous aspectes, all cruell enimies.

3 beckes > beakes _1609_

1 The first troop was a monstrous rabblement

monstrous > unnatural; malformed; monstrous
rabblement > rabble

2 Of foul misshapen wights, of which some were

wights > creatures

3 Headed like owls, with becks uncomely bent,

becks > backs; _or:_ beaks

4 Others like dogs, others like griffins drear,

griffin > {Monster with the body of a lion and the head and wings of
an eagle, believed by the Greeks to guard the Scythian gold;
traditionally watchful and perseverant}
drear > dreary, dreadful, horrid

5 And some had wings, and some had claws to tear,
6 And every one of them had lynx's eyes,

lynx > (Proverbially keen-sighted)

7 And every one did bow and arrows bear:
8 All those were lawless lusts, corrupt envies,
9 And covetous aspects, all cruel enemies.

aspects > glances, looks, gazes

211.9

Those same against the bulwarke of the _Sight_
2 Did lay strong siege, and battailous assault,
Ne once did yield it respit day nor night,
4 But soone as _Titan_ gan his head +exault,+
And soone againe as he his light with hault,
6 Their wicked engins they against it bent:
That is each thing, by which the eyes may fault,
8 But two then all more huge and violent,
Beautie, and money, +they that Bulwarke sorely rent+.

4 exault, > exault. _1596_
9 they that Bulwarke sorely rent > they against th