nt and great glee:
glee > play; _also:_ musical entertainment
3 She caused them be led in courteous wise
be > [to be]
wise > fashion
4 Into a bower, disarmed to be,
bower > chamber
disarmed > relieved of their armour
5 And cheered well with wine and spicery:
spicery > spices
6 The Redcross Knight was soon disarmed there,
7 But the brave maid would not disarmed be,
brave > brave; splendid
8 But only vented up her umbrere,
vented up her umbrere > raised her visor
9 And so did let her goodly visage to appear.
let > allow
goodly > beautiful
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As when faire _Cynthia_, in darkesome night,
2 Is in a noyous cloud enueloped,
Where she may find the substaunce thin and light,
4 Breakes forth her siluer beames, and her bright hed
Discouers to the world discomfited;
6 Of the poore traueller, that went astray,
With thousand blessings she is heried;
8 Such was the beautie and the shining ray,
With which faire _Britomart_ gaue light vnto the day.
1 As when fair Cynthia, in darksome night,
2 Is in a noyous cloud enveloped,
noyous > vexatious
3 Where she may find the substance thin and light,
4 Breaks forth her silver beams, and her bright head
bright > bright; beautiful
5 Discovers to the world discomfited;
Discovers > Reveals
discomfited > perplexed; dejected
6 Of the poor traveller, that went astray,
Of > By
7 With thousand blessings she is heried;
heried > praised, worshipped
8 Such was the beauty and the shining ray,
9 With which fair Britomart gave light to the day.
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And eke those six, which lately with her fought,
2 Now were disarmd, and did them selues present
Vnto her vew, and company vnsoght;
4 For they all seemed curteous and gent,
And all sixe brethren, borne of one parent,
6 Which had them traynd in all ciuilitee,
And goodly taught to tilt and turnament;
8 Now were they liegemen to this Lady free,
And her knights seruice ought, to hold of her in fee.
1 And eke those six, which lately with her fought,
eke > also, moreover
2 Now were disarmed, and did themselves present
disarmed > relieved of their armour
3 To her view and company, unsought;
her > (Self-evidently Britomart's; but if we take this to mean
"Malecasta's", lines 7-9 of the stanza contain _doubles
entendres_ on "tilt", "free", "seruice", "ought" (in
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