ladies' > (Or, Hellenore might assume, "lady's")

8 My native soil have left, my days to spend
9 In suing deeds of arms, my life's and labours' end."

suing > pursuing

309.38

Whenas the noble _Britomart_ heard tell
2 Of _Troian_ warres, and _Priams_ Citie sackt,
The ruefull story of Sir _Paridell_,
4 She was empassiond at that piteous act,
With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact,
6 Against that nation, from whose race of old
She heard, that she was lineally extract:
8 For noble _Britons_ sprong from _Troians_ bold,
And _Troynouant_ was built of old _Troyes_ ashes cold.

1 When the noble Britomart heard tell
2 Of Trojan wars, and Priam's city sacked
3 (The rueful story of Sir Paridell),
4 She was empassioned at that piteous act,

empassioned at > [moved or touched with deep feeling by]

5 With zealous envy of Greeks' cruel fact

envy > enmity, malice; _hence:_ hatred
fact > deed

6 Against that nation from whose race of old,
7 She heard, she was lineally extract:

heard > [had heard]
extract > extracted: derived, descended

8 For noble Britons sprang from Trojans bold,

Britons > (See 210.9 ff.)

9 And Troynovant was built of old Troy's ashes cold.

Troynovant > (London. For a note on the etymology, see 210.46:5)

309.39

Then sighing soft awhile, at last she thus:
2 O lamentable fall of famous towne,
Which raignd so many yeares victorious,
4 And of all +_Asie_+ bore the soueraigne crowne,
In one sad night consumd, and throwen downe:
6 What stony hart, that heares thy haplesse fate,
Is not empierst with deepe compassiowne,
8 And makes ensample of mans wretched state,
That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at euening late?

4 _Asie_ > _Asia 1609_

1 Then, sighing soft awhile, at last she thus:
2 "O lamentable fall of famous town,
3 Which reigned so many years victorious,
4 And of all Asia bore the sovereign crown,

sovereign > supreme

5 In one sad night consumed, and thrown down:
6 What stony heart, that hears your hapless fate,
7 Is not empierced with deep compassion,

empierced > transfixed

8 And makes example of man's wretched state,

example > [an] example, [a] pattern, _hence:_ a metaphor (cf. _Ps._
90.6)

9 That flowers so fresh at morn, and fades at evening late?

309.40

Behold, Sir, how your pitifull complaint
2 Hath found another part