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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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