taken the life away [to have
dispatched the wounded beast]

9 But ah, her expectation greatly was deceived.

deceived > proved false

305.29

Shortly she came, whereas that woefull Squire
2 With bloud deformed, lay in deadly swownd:
In whose faire eyes, like lamps of quenched fire,
4 The Christall humour stood congealed rownd;
His locks, like faded leaues fallen to grownd,
6 Knotted with bloud, in bounches rudely ran,
And his sweete lips, on which before that stownd
8 The bud of youth to blossome faire began,
Spoild of their rosie red, were woxen pale and wan.

1 Shortly she came where that woeful squire,
2 With blood deformed, lay in deadly swoon:

deformed > disfigured (cf. 106.45:6)
deadly > death-like; (potentially) fatal

3 In whose fair eyes, like lamps of quenched fire,
4 The crystal humour stood congealed round;

humour > moisture, fluid

5 His locks, like faded leaves fallen to ground,
6 Knotted with blood, in bunches rudely ran,

rudely > roughly, crudely
ran > [flowed, were arranged]

7 And his sweet lips, on which before that stound

stound > {Time of trial or pain; chiefly in northern dialect}

8 The bud of youth to blossom fair began,

fair > fairly, becomingly

9 Spoiled of their rosy red, were waxed pale and wan.

Spoiled > Stripped, deprived
waxed > grown

305.30

Saw neuer liuing eye more heauy sight,
2 That could haue made a rocke of stone to rew,
Or riue in twaine: which when that Lady bright
4 Besides all hope with melting eyes did vew,
All suddeinly abasht she chaunged hew,
6 And with sterne horrour backward gan to start:
But when she +better+ him beheld, she grew
8 Full of soft passion and vnwonted smart:
The point of pitty perced through her tender hart.

7 better > bitter _1590_

1 Saw never living eye more heavy sight,

heavy > distressing; grievous

2 That could have made a rock of stone to rue,

rue > {Regard with pity or compassion}

3 Or rive in twain: which when that lady bright,

rive > split
twain > two
bright > beautiful

4 Beside all hope, with melting eyes did view,

Beside > Past

5 All suddenly abashed, she changed hue,

hue > colour; _also:_ appearance, _hence:_ expression

6 And with stern horror backwards began to start:

stern > grim

7 But when she better him beheld, she grew
8 Full of soft passion and unwonted s