ither brought,
And who she was, and what vnwonted path
4 Had guided her, vnwelcomed, vnsought?
To which the Damzell full of doubtfull thought,
6 Her mildly answer'd; Beldame be not wroth
With silly Virgin by aduenture brought
8 Vnto your dwelling, ignorant and loth,
That craue but rowme to rest, while tempest ouerblo'th.

1 At last, turning her fear to foolish wrath,
2 She asked what devil had her thither brought,
3 And who she was, and what unwonted path

unwonted > unaccustomed

4 Had guided her, unwelcomed, unsought?
5 To which the damsel, full of doubtful thought,

doubtful > fearful

6 Her mildly answered: "Beldam, be not wroth

mildly > graciously; mildly
Beldam > {Respectful form of address to an elderly woman}

7 With silly virgin, by adventure brought

silly > helpless; innocent
adventure > chance; _hence:_ misfortune

8 To your dwelling, ignorant and loath,
9 That crave but room to rest, while tempest overblows."

room > place, space
while > until [the]
overblows > blows over, blows itself out

307.9

With that adowne out of her Christall eyne
2 Few trickling teares she softly forth let fall,
That like +two+ Orient pearles, did purely shyne
4 Vpon her snowy cheeke; and therewithall
She sighed soft, that none so bestiall,
6 Nor saluage hart, but ruth of her sad plight
Would make to melt, or pitteously appall;
8 And that vile Hag, all were her whole delight
In mischiefe, was much moued at so pitteous sight.

3 two > to _conj. Hughes; cf. 106.47:8_

1 With that adown out of her crystal eyes

adown > down
crystal > clear, luminous

2 Few trickling tears she softly forth let fall,

Few > [A few]

3 That, like two orient pearls, did purely shine

two > (See Textual Appendix. If Hughes's conjecture is accepted,
this word should be removed from the Shadow Text)
orient > (Coming from the Orient; best quality, having a special
lustre; brilliant, lustrous, sparkling)

4 Upon her snowy cheek; and therewithal

therewithal > therewith, with that

5 She sighed soft, that none so bestial,

that none > [so that no one]

6 Nor savage heart, but ruth of her sad plight

savage > [a] savage
ruth > pity
sad > sad; grievous

7 Would make to melt, or piteously appal;

piteously > [by means of feeling pity]
appal > quell

8 And that vile hag, all were her whole delight

all > al