tern shore,
6 And all the world in their subjection held;
7 Till that infernal fiend with foul uproar

infernal fiend > hellish fiend (the dragon, Satan)
uproar > insurrection; tumult

8 Forwasted all their land, and them expelled:

Forwasted > Ravaged, laid to waste

9 Whom to avenge, she had this knight from far compelled.

compelled > commanded; forced to come

101.6

Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag,
2 That lasie seemd in being euer last,
Or wearied with bearing of her bag
4 Of needments at his backe. Thus as they past,
The day with cloudes was suddeine ouercast,
6 And angry _Ioue_ an hideous storme of raine
Did poure into his Lemans lap so fast,
8 That euery wight to shrowd it did constrain,
And this faire couple eke to shroud themselues were fain.

1 Behind her far away a dwarf did lag,
2 That lazy seemed, in being ever last,
3 Or wearied with bearing of her bag
4 Of needments at his back. Thus as they passed,

needments > necessaries
passed > passed; _and perhaps:_ paced

5 The day with clouds was suddenly overcast,
6 And angry Jove a hideous storm of rain

Jove > [the heavens personified]
hideous > terrific; _hence:_ violent, torrential

7 Did pour into his leman's lap so fast

leman > mistress; wife (the Earth portrayed as the lover of Heaven)

8 That every wight to shroud it did constrain;

wight > person, creature, being
shroud > take shelter; shelter (sb.)

9 And this fair couple eke to shroud themselves were fain.

eke > likewise
fain > obliged; eager

101.7

Enforst to seeke some couert nigh at hand,
2 A shadie groue not far away they spide,
That promist ayde the +tempest+ to withstand:
4 Whose loftie trees yclad with sommers pride,
Did spred so broad, that heauens light did hide,
6 Not perceable with power of any starre:
And all within were pathes and alleies wide,
8 With footing worne, and leading inward farre:
Faire harbour that them seemes; so in they entred arre.

3 tempest > tempests _1609_

1 Enforced to seek some covert nigh at hand,
2 A shady grove not far away they spied,
3 That promised aid, the tempest to withstand:
4 Whose lofty trees, clad with summer's pride,

pride > splendour; splendid adornment (with connotations of "pride"
(1) in its modern sense, and (2) in the sense "sexual heat",
"sexual desire". In combination, the