e with rage and horror great.
211.33
So mightily the _Briton_ Prince him rouzd
2 Out of his hold, and broke his caitiue bands,
And as a Beare whom angry curres haue touzd,
4 Hauing off-shakt them, and escapt their hands,
Becomes more fell, and all that him withstands
6 Treads downe and ouerthrowes. Now had the Carle
Alighted from his Tigre, and his hands
8 Discharged of his bow and deadly quar'le,
To seize vpon his foe flat lying on the marle.
1 So mightily the Briton prince himself roused
So > Thus, similarly
2 Out of his hold, and broke his caitiff bonds,
his > [Maleger's]
caitiff > despicable; wretched
3 And, as a bear whom angry curs have toused
toused > harassed, worried (during bear-baiting; cf. 208.42:1)
4 (Having off-shaken them, and escaped their hands)
hands > possession, custody; attentions
5 Becomes more fell, and all that him withstands
fell > fierce, terrible
6 Treads down and overthrows. Now had the carl
Now > (Intensifying the pluperfect)
carl > villain, churl
7 Alighted from his tiger, and his hands
8 Discharged of his bow and deadly quarrel,
Discharged > Rid (by throwing aside)
quarrel > arrow, arrows
9 To seize upon his foe flat lying on the marl.
marl > soil
211.34
Which now him turnd to disauantage deare;
2 For neither can he fly, nor other harme,
But trust vnto his strength and manhood meare,
4 Sith now he is farre from his monstrous swarme,
And of his weapons did himselfe disarme.
6 The knight yet wrothfull for his late disgrace,
Fiercely aduaunst his valorous right arme,
8 And him so sore smote with his yron mace,
That groueling to the ground he fell, and fild his place.
1 Which now him turned to disadvantage dear;
dear > grievous; costly
2 For neither can he fly, nor other harm,
fly > flee
other > otherwise; the other; do other
3 But trust to his strength and manhood mere,
mere > unaided
4 Sith now he is far from his monstrous swarm,
Sith > Since
5 And of his weapons did himself disarm.
6 The knight, yet wrathful for his late disgrace,
late > recent
7 Fiercely advanced his valorous right arm,
advanced > raised
8 And him so sore smote with his iron mace
9 That grovelling to the ground he fell, and fild his place.
grovelling > face-down
fild > filled; _or:_ defiled (cf. 105.32:2 etc.)
his > [A
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