ed him so well.

1 So him he held, and did through might amate:

So > Thus, in this manner
might amate > strength subdue

2 So long he held him, and him beat so long,
3 That at the last his fierceness gan abate,

gan > did

4 And meekly stoop to the victor strong:
5 Who, to avenge the implacable wrong
6 Which he supposed done to Florimell,
7 Sought by all means his dolour to prolong,

dolour > pain

8 Sith dint of steel his carcase could not quell:

Sith > Since
dint > dint; blow, impact
carcase > body
quell > destroy; kill

9 His maker with her charms had framed him so well.

charms > spells
framed > made

307.36

The golden ribband, which that virgin wore
2 About her +sclender+ wast, he tooke in hand,
And with it bound the beast, that lowd did rore
4 For great despight of that vnwonted band,
Yet dared not his victour to withstand,
6 But trembled like a lambe, fled from the pray,
And all the way him followd on the strand,
8 As he had long bene learned to obay;
Yet neuer learned he such seruice, till that day.

2 sclender > slender _1609_

1 The golden riband, which that virgin wore

riband > ribbon

2 About her slender waste, he took in hand,
3 And with it bound the beast, that loud did roar
4 For great despite of that unwonted bond,

despite > disdain; defiance
unwonted > unaccustomed

5 Yet dared not his victor to withstand,
6 But trembled like a lamb, fled from the prey,

the prey > [the action of preying; hence: the scene of the attack]

7 And all the way him followed on the strand,

strand > shore

8 As he had long been learned to obey;

As > [As though]
learned > taught

9 Yet never learned he such service, till that day.

307.37

Thus as he led the Beast along the way,
2 He spide far off a mighty Giauntesse,
Fast flying on a Courser dapled gray,
4 From a bold knight, that with great hardinesse
Her hard pursewd, and sought for to suppresse;
6 She bore before her lap a dolefull Squire,
Lying athwart her horse in great distresse,
8 Fast bounden hand and foote with cords of wire,
Whom she did meane to make the thrall of her desire.

1 Thus as he led the beast along the way,
2 He spied far off a mighty giantess,
3 Fast flying, on a courser dappled grey,

flying > fleeing

4 From a bold knight, that with great hardiness
5 Her hard pursued