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nted 7 No foot to foe. The flashing fire flies, 8 As from a forge, out of their burning shields, 9 And streams of purple blood new dye the verdant fields. purple > red 102.18 Curse on that Crosse (quoth then the _Sarazin_) 2 That keepes thy body from the bitter fit; Dead long ygoe I wote thou haddest bin, 4 Had not that charme from thee forwarned it: But yet I warne thee now assured sitt, 6 And hide thy head. Therewith vpon his crest With rigour so outrageous he smitt, 8 That a large share it hewd out of the rest, And glauncing downe his shield, from blame him fairely blest. 1 "Curse on that cross," quoth then the Saracen, 2 "That keeps your body from the bitter fit; the bitter fit > [death] 3 Dead long ago, I wot, you had been, wot > know 4 Had not that charm from you forwarned it: charm > talisman (an insult, since the use of magic is forbidden by the code of chivalry) forwarned > prohibited; _hence:_ spared 5 But yet I warn you, now assured sit assured > (Derisively) in safety [in the protection of your cross] 6 And hide your head." Therewith upon his crest Therewith > With that 7 With rigour so outrageous he smote, rigour > violence outrageous > excessively fierce 8 That a large share it hewed out of the rest, share > portion; piece sheared away 9 And, glancing down his shield, from blame him fairly blessed. blame > injury fairly > actually, really [from blame it really did him bless]; completely blessed > spared, preserved 102.19 Who thereat wondrous wroth, the sleeping spark 2 Of natiue vertue gan eftsoones reuiue, And at his haughtie helmet making mark, 4 So hugely +stroke+, that it the steele did riue, And cleft his head. He tumbling downe aliue, 6 With bloudy mouth his mother earth did kis, Greeting his graue: his grudging ghost did striue 8 With the fraile flesh; at last it flitted is, Whither the soules do fly of men, that liue amis. 4 stroke > strooke _1609_ 1 Who, thereat wondrous wroth, the sleeping spark 2 Of native virtue gan eftsoons revive, native > innate virtue > strength, worth; valour gan > did eftsoons > thereupon 3 And at his haughty helmet making mark, haughty > proud; lofty 4 So hugely struck that it the steel did rive, 5 And cleft his head. He, tumbling down alive, cleft > split 6 With bloody mo
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