ach other]

309.52

But all the while, that he these speaches spent,
2 Vpon his lips hong faire Dame _Hellenore_,
With vigilant regard, and dew attent,
4 Fashioning worlds of fancies euermore
In her fraile wit, that now her quite forlore:
6 The whiles vnwares away her wondring eye,
And greedy eares her weake hart from her bore:
8 Which he perceiuing, euer priuily
In speaking, many false belgardes at her let fly.

1 But, all the while that he these speeches spent,
2 Upon his lips hung fair Dame Hellenore,
3 With vigilant regard, and due attent,

attent > attention

4 Fashioning worlds of fancies evermore
5 In her frail wit, that now her quite forlore:

frail > weak, morally weak
wit > mind
forlore > forsook

6 The whiles unwares away her wondering eye

The whiles > Meanwhile
unwares > unwittingly
wondering > marvelling

7 And greedy ears her weak heart from her bore:

greedy > eager

8 Which he perceiving, ever privily

privily > secretly

9 In speaking, many false belgards at her let fly.

belgards > loving looks (WUS)

309.53

So long these knights discoursed diuersly,
2 Of straunge affaires, and noble hardiment,
Which they had past with mickle ieopardy,
4 That now the humid night was farforth spent,
And heauenly lampes were halfendeale ybrent:
6 Which th'old man seeing well, who too long thought
Euery discourse and euery argument,
8 Which by the houres he measured, besought
Them go to rest. So all vnto their bowres were brought.

1 So long these knights discoursed diversely

So > Thus, in this manner
diversely > variously; _also:_ distractingly

2 Of strange affairs, and noble hardiment,

hardiment > hardihood; boldness, audacity

3 Which they had passed with mickle jeopardy,

passed > endured
mickle > much

4 That now the humid night was far-forth spent,

That > [So that]
far-forth > far

5 And heavenly lamps were halfendeal burnt:

heavenly lamps > [the stars]
halfendeal > half

6 Which the old man, seeing well, (who too long thought

thought > [deemed]

7 Every discourse and every argument,
8 Which by the hours he measured) besought
9 Them go to rest. So all to their bowers were brought.

go > [to go]
bowers > rooms

CANTO X

_Paridell rapeth Hellenore:
2 Malbecco her pursewes:
Findes emongst Satyres, whence with him
4 To