ich he saw the ugly monster plain,
7 Half like a serpent horribly displayed;

displayed > displayed; uncoiled, spread out (but cf. 101.15:3)

8 But the other half did woman's shape retain:
9 Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain.

disdain > repulsiveness

101.15

And as she lay vpon the durtie ground,
2 Her huge long taile her den all ouerspred,
Yet was in knots and many boughtes vpwound,
4 Pointed with mortall sting. Of her there bred
A thousand yong ones, which she dayly fed,
6 Sucking vpon her +poisonous+ dugs, eachone
Of sundry +shapes,+ yet all ill fauored:
8 Soone as that vncouth light vpon them shone,
Into her mouth they crept, and suddain all were gone.

6 poisonous > poisnous _1590_
7 shapes, > shape _1596 (some copies);_ shape, _1609_

1 And as she lay upon the dirty ground,
2 Her huge long tail her den all overspread,
3 Yet was in knots and many boughts upwound,

boughts > coils

4 Pointed with mortal sting. Of her there bred

mortal > lethal

5 A thousand young ones, which she daily fed,
6 Sucking upon her poisonous dugs; each one
7 Of sundry shapes, yet all ill-favoured.

Of sundry shapes > [Each one was different]

8 Soon as that uncouth light upon them shone,

Soon > [As soon]
uncouth > unaccustomed

9 Into her mouth they crept, and sudden all were gone.

101.16

Their dam vpstart, out of her den effraide,
2 And rushed forth, hurling her hideous taile
About her cursed head, whose folds displaid
4 Were stretcht now forth at length without entraile.
She lookt about, and seeing one in mayle
6 Armed to point, sought backe to turne againe;
For light she hated as the deadly bale,
8 Ay wont in desert darknesse to remaine,
Where plaine none might her see, nor she see any plaine.

1 Their dam upstart out of her den affrayed,

upstart > started up
affrayed > alarmed, startled; frightened, terrified

2 And rushed forth, hurling her hideous tail

hurling > whirling; brandishing
hideous > terrific; immense; odious

3 About her cursed head, whose folds displayed

displayed > uncoiled

4 Were stretched now forth at length without entrail.

entrail > [a] coil (SUS)

5 She looked about and, seeing one in mail,

mail > chain armour

6 Armed to point, sought back to turn again;

to point > to the smallest detail, completely

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