ed all away for fear of fouller shame.
8 The fair enchantress, so unwares oppressed,

unwares > unexpectedly
oppressed > taken by surprise

9 Tried all her arts, and all her sleights, thence out to wrest.

wrest > force a way, twist, struggle, find egress; _hence:_ escape

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And eke her louer stroue: but all in vaine;
2 For that same net so cunningly was wound,
That neither guile, nor force might it distraine.
4 They tooke them both, and both them strongly bound
In captiue bandes, which there they readie found:
6 But her in chaines of adamant he tyde;
For nothing else might keepe her safe and sound;
8 But _Verdant_ (so he hight) he soone vntyde,
And counsell sage in steed thereof to him applyde.

1 And eke her lover strove: but all in vain;

eke > in addition; likewise

2 For that same net so cunningly was wound

cunningly > skilfully, cleverly
wound > woven

3 That neither guile nor force might it distrain.

distrain > rend asunder

4 They took them both, and both them strongly bound
5 In captive bonds, which there they ready found:
6 But her in chains of adamant he tied;

adamant > {Hardest metal, perhaps with magnetic properties (probably
steel, from Greek _adamas_); also: a very hard rock of legendary
hardness, as diamond or sapphire}

7 For nothing else might keep her safe and sound;
8 But Verdant (so he hight) he soon untied,

Verdant > "Green"; "Inexperienced"; "Green-giver", "Life-giver"
hight > was named

9 And counsel sage instead thereof to him applied.

applied > applied; addressed

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But all those pleasant bowres and Pallace braue,
2 _Guyon_ broke downe, with rigour pittilesse;
Ne ought their goodly workmanship might saue
4 Them from the tempest of his wrathfulnesse,
But that their blisse he turn'd to balefulnesse:
6 Their groues he feld, their gardins did deface,
Their arbers +spoyle+, their Cabinets suppresse,
8 Their banket houses burne, their buildings race,
And of the fairest late, now made the fowlest place.

7 spoyle > spoyld _1596, 1609_

1 But all those pleasant bowers and palace brave

bowers > arbours, shady recesses; rooms, chambers
brave > splendid, fine

2 Guyon broke down with rigour pitiless;

rigour > violence

3 Ne aught their goodly workmanship might save

Ne aught > Naught, not at all

4 Them from the tempest of his wrathfulness,