ch, flowing long and thick, her clothed around,
5 And the ivory in golden mantle gowned:

ivory > [of her skin]

6 So that fair spectacle from him was reft,

reft > taken away

7 Yet that, which reft it, no less fair was found:
8 So hid in locks and waves from looker's theft,
9 Naught but her lovely face she for his looking left.

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Withall she laughed, and she blusht withall,
2 That blushing to her laughter gaue more grace,
And laughter to her blushing, as did fall:
4 Now when they spide the knight to slacke his pace,
Them to behold, and in his sparkling face
6 The secret signes of kindled lust appeare,
Their wanton meriments they did encreace,
8 And to him beckned, to approch more neare,
And shewd him many sights, that courage cold could reare.

1 Withal she laughed, and she blushed withal:

Withal > With that
withal > nevertheless

2 That blushing to her laughter gave more grace,
3 And laughter to her blushing, as did fall;

fall > happen

4 Now when they spied the knight to slack his pace,

to slack > [slackening]

5 Them to behold, and in his sparkling face
6 The secret signs of kindled lust appear,

appear > [appearing]

7 Their wanton merriments they did increase,

wanton > playful; lewd
merriment > {Jest; piece of foolery}

8 And to him beckoned, to approach more near,
9 And showed him many sights, that courage cold could rear.

courage > sexual desire
rear > excite, arouse

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On which when gazing him the Palmer saw,
2 He much rebukt those wandring eyes of his,
And counseld well, him forward thence did draw.
4 Now are they come nigh to the _Bowre of blis_
Of her fond fauorites so nam'd amis:
6 When thus the Palmer; Now Sir, well auise;
For here the end of all our trauell is:
8 Here wonnes _Acrasia_, whom we must surprise,
Else she will slip away, and all our drift despise.

1 On which when gazing him the palmer saw:

gazing > [Guyon was gazing]

2 He much rebuked those wandering eyes of his,
3 And counselled well: him forward thence did draw.
4 Now are they come nigh to the Bower of Bliss
5 Of her fond favourites so named amiss:

her > [Acrasia's; or the Bower's]
fond > foolish

6 When thus the palmer: "Now sir, well advise;

advise > consider

7 For here the end of all our travel is:

travel > travel, travail

8 Here wons Ac