othsome death at last.

1 Yet him in every part before she knew,
2 However list her now her knowledge feign,

list > chose, pleased
feign > [to] conceal (SUS)

3 Sith him whilom in Britain she did view,

Sith > Since
whilom > formerly

4 To her revealed in a mirror plain,

mirror > magic glass, crystal

5 Whereof did grow her first engrafted pain,

engrafted > implanted, firmly inset

6 Whose root and stalk so bitter yet did taste,
7 That the fruit more sweetness did contain;
8 Her wretched days in dolour she might waste,
9 And yield the prey of love to loathsome death at last.

302.18

By strange occasion she did him behold,
2 And much more strangely gan to loue his sight,
As it in bookes hath written bene of old.
4 In _Deheubarth_ that now South-wales is hight,
What time king _Ryence_ raign'd, and dealed right,
6 The great Magitian _Merlin_ had deuiz'd,
By his deepe science, and hell-dreaded might,
8 A looking glasse, right wondrously aguiz'd,
Whose vertues through the wyde world soone were solemniz'd.

1 By strange occasion she did him behold,

occasion > circumstances

2 And much more strangely began to love his sight,

sight > appearance

3 As it in books has written been of old.
4 In Dehenbarth (that now South Wales is hight,

Dehenbarth > (The name given by Holinshed, _Chronicles_ 1.26, for
South Wales)
hight > called

5 What time King Ryence reigned, and dealed right)

What time > [At the time when]
Ryence > (Named in Malory 38-41)
dealed > acted, proceeded [in respect of his subjects]

6 The great magician Merlin had devised,
7 By his deep science, and hell-dreaded might,

science > learning, knowledge, skill; _hence:_ magic, occult powers

8 A looking-glass, right wondrously aguised,

looking-glass > mirror; magic crystal
right > very
aguised > arrayed; _hence:_ equipped, endowed

9 Whose virtues through the wide world soon were solemnized.

virtues > occult powers
soon > soon; immediately
solemnized > proclaimed; lauded

302.19

It vertue had, to shew in perfect sight,
2 What euer thing was in the world contaynd,
Betwixt the lowest earth and heauens hight,
4 So that it to the looker appertaynd;
What euer foe had wrought, or frend had faynd,
6 Therein discouered was, ne ought mote pas,
Ne ought in secret from the same remaynd;
8 For thy it round and ho