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; But double griefs afflict concealing harts, 6 As raging flames who striueth to suppresse. The author then (said he) of all my smarts, 8 Is one _Duessa_ a false sorceresse, That many errant knights hath brought to wretchednesse. 1 "Say on, Fradubio, then, +or+ man or tree," or > either, whether 2 Quoth then the knight. "By whose mischievous arts mischievous > harmful; ill-intentioned 3 Are you misshapen thus, as now I see? 4 He oft finds medicine who his grief imparts; imparts > relates, makes known 5 But double griefs afflict concealing hearts, 6 As raging flames, who strives to suppress." who > [he who] suppress > [suppress his grief] 7 "The author then," said he, "of all my smarts smarts > pains 8 Is one Duessa, a false sorceress, Duessa > "Duplicity" (Latin, _duo esse_, to be two) 9 That many errant knights has brought to wretchedness. errant > itinerant (a knight errant roamed in quest of adventure; the word-order here also implies the sense of erring, deviating, etc.) 102.35 In prime of youthly yeares, when corage hot 2 The fire of loue and ioy of cheualree First kindled in my brest, it was my lot 4 To loue this gentle Lady, whom ye see, Now not a Lady, but a seeming tree; 6 With whom as once I rode accompanyde, Me chaunced of a knight encountred bee, 8 That had a like faire Lady by his syde, Like a faire Lady, but did fowle _Duessa_ hyde. 1 "In prime of youthly years, when courage hot youthly > youthful courage > heart; spirit; lustiness 2 The fire of love and joy of chivalry 3 First kindled in my breast, it was my lot 4 To love this gentle lady, whom you see gentle > noble; gentle 5 Now not a lady, but a seeming tree; 6 With whom, as once I rode accompanied, 7 Me chanced of a knight encountered be, be > [to be] 8 That had a like fair lady by his side, like > similarly; similar 9 Like a fair lady, but did foul Duessa hide. 102.36 Whose forged beauty he did take in hand, 2 All other Dames to haue exceeded farre; I in defence of mine did likewise stand, 4 Mine, that did then shine as the Morning starre: So both to battell fierce arraunged arre, 6 In which his harder fortune was to fall Vnder my speare: such is the dye of warre: 8 His Lady left as a prise martiall, Did yield her comely person, to be at my ca
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