r:_ alight, _hence:_ find their place

8 And striving, fit to make, I fear do mar:
9 Yourself your praises tell, and make them known far.

tell > disclose, reveal; _hence:_ make self-evident

302.4

She trauelling with +_Guyon_+ by the way,
2 Of sundry things faire purpose gan to find,
T'abridg their iourney long, and lingring day;
4 Mongst which it fell into that Faeries mind,
To aske this Briton Mayd, what vncouth wind,
6 Brought her into those parts, and what inquest
Made her dissemble her disguised kind:
8 Faire Lady she him seemed, like Lady drest,
But fairest knight aliue, when armed was her brest.

1 _Guyon_ > _Redcrosse sugg. Todd (see 302.16:8). That this
character is described at 302.4:4 as having a "Faeries mind"
seems to indicate that Spenser really does confuse here the
Redcross Knight with the hero of the book just finished.
However, it must be said that the Redcross Knight is loosely
identified as a Faery throughout Book I_

1 She, travelling with Redcross by the way,

Redcross > ("Guyon" is plainly an error: see Textual Appendix)

2 Of sundry things fair purpose began to find,

purpose > discourse, talk

3 To abridge their journey long and lingering day;
4 Amongst which it fell into that Faery's mind
5 To ask this Briton maid what uncouth wind

uncouth > extraordinary, unusual

6 Brought her into those parts, and what inquest

inquest > quest

7 Made her dissemble her disguised kind:

kind > gender, sex

8 Fair lady she him seemed, like lady dressed,

him > [to him]

9 But fairest knight alive, when armed was her breast.

armed > [clad in armour]

302.5

Thereat she sighing softly, had no powre
2 To speake a while, ne ready answere make,
But with hart-thrilling throbs and bitter stowre,
4 As if she had a feuer fit, did quake,
And euery daintie limbe with horrour shake;
6 And euer and anone the rosy red,
Flasht through her face, as it had beene a flake
8 Of lightning, through bright heauen fulmined;
At last the passion past she thus him answered.

1 Thereat she, sighing softly, had no power

Thereat > Thereupon; as a result of that

2 To speak awhile, nor ready answer make,
3 But with heart-thrilling throbs and bitter stour,

thrilling > piercing
throbs > beats, pulsations [of the heart]
stour > turmoil, distress

4 As if she had a fever fit, did quake,
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