gloomy hollow glen she found
2 A little cottage, built of stickes and reedes
In homely wize, and wald with sods around,
4 In which a witch did dwell, in loathly weedes,
And wilfull want, all carelesse of her needes;
6 So choosing solitarie to abide,
Far from all neighbours, that her deuilish deedes
8 And hellish arts from people she might hide,
And hurt far off vnknowne, whom euer she enuide.

1 There in a gloomy hollow glen she found
2 A little cottage, built of sticks and reeds
3 In homely wise, and walled with sods around,

wise > style

4 In which a witch did dwell, in loathly weeds

loathly weeds > loathsome clothing

5 And wilful want, all careless of her needs;

want > penury

6 So choosing solitary to abide,

So > (The sense is primarily "thus"; but the word may also serve
"that" in the next line ["so that her deuilish deedes ..."])
solitary > solitarily

7 Far from all neighbours, that her devilish deeds
8 And hellish arts from people she might hide,
9 And hurt far off, unknown, whomever she envied.

envied > felt a grudge against; disliked, hated

307.7

The Damzell there arriuing entred in;
2 Where sitting on the flore the Hag she found,
Busie (as seem'd) about some wicked gin:
4 Who soone as she beheld that suddein stound,
Lightly vpstarted from the dustie ground,
6 And with fell looke and hollow deadly gaze
Stared on her awhile, as one astound,
8 Ne had one word to speake, for great +amaze,+
But shewd by outward signes, that dread her sence did daze.

8 amaze, > amaze. _1596_

1 The damsel, there arriving, entered in;
2 Where sitting on the floor the hag she found,
3 Busy (as seemed) about some wicked gin:

seemed > [it seemed]
gin > scheme, stratagem; contrivance

4 Who, soon as she beheld that sudden stound,

soon > [as soon]
stound > {Time or peril or alarm; hence: alarming or startling
sight}

5 Lightly upstarted from the dusty ground,

Lightly > Quickly
upstarted > started up

6 And, with fell look and hollow deadly gaze,

fell > fierce, terrible

7 Stared on her awhile, as one astound,

astound > amazed, confounded

8 Nor had one word to speak, for great amaze,

amaze > confusion; amazement

9 But showed, by outward signs, that dread her sense did daze.

307.8

At last turning her feare to foolish wrath,
2 She askt, what deuill had her th