wen sound
Soone as he heard, himself he reared light from ground.
1 At last she came to the place where late
late > recently
2 She left Sir Scudamour in great distress,
3 'Twixt dolour and despite half desperate,
dolour > dolour; physical suffering; grief
despite > rage; malice
4 Of his love's succour, of his own redress,
his love > [Amoret]
redress > means of redress; assistance
5 And of the hardy Britomart's success:
6 There on the cold earth him now thrown she found,
7 In wilful anguish, and dead heaviness,
heaviness > grief, sadness; anger
8 And to him called; whose voice's known sound
9 Soon as he heard, himself he reared light from ground.
Soon > [As soon]
light > quickly; lightly
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There did he see, that most on earth him ioyd,
2 His dearest loue, the comfort of his dayes,
Whose too long absence him had sore annoyd,
4 And wearied his life with dull delayes:
Straight he vpstarted from the loathed layes,
6 And to her ran with hasty egernesse,
Like as a Deare, that greedily embayes
8 In the coole soile, after long thirstinesse,
Which he in chace endured hath, now nigh breathlesse.
that > [that; she whom]
1 There did he see, that most on earth him joyed,
joyed > gladdened, delighted
2 His dearest love, the comfort of his days,
3 Whose too long absence him had sore annoyed,
annoyed > afflicted
4 And wearied his life with dull delays:
dull > {Causing depression; slow}
5 Straight he upstarted from the loathed lea,
Straight > Straightway, immediately
upstarted > got up
lea > ground; _often grassland, hence also:_ turf, sward
6 And to her ran with hasty eagerness,
7 Like a deer, that greedily embays
greedily > eagerly
embays > bathes
8 In the cool soil after long thirstiness,
soil > {Pool or stretch of water used by as a refuge by a hunted
deer}
9 Which it in chase endured has, now nigh breathless.
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Lightly he clipt her twixt his armes twaine,
2 And streightly did embrace her body bright,
Her body, late the prison of sad paine,
4 Now the sweet lodge of loue and deare delight:
But she faire Lady ouercommen quight
6 Of huge affection, did in pleasure melt,
And in sweete rauishment pourd out her spright:
8 No word they spake, nor earthly thing they felt,
But like two senceles stocks in long embracement dwelt.
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