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g tree had spent, 6 The bleeding bough did thrust into the ground, 7 That from the blood he might be innocent, That > [So that] 8 And with fresh clay did close the wooden wound: 9 Then, turning to his lady, dead with fear her found. 102.45 Her seeming dead he found with feigned feare, 2 As all vnweeting of that well she knew, And paynd himselfe with busie care to reare 4 Her out of carelesse swowne. Her eylids blew And dimmed sight with pale and deadly hew 6 At last she vp gan lift: with trembling cheare Her vp he tooke, too simple and too trew, 8 And oft her kist. At length all passed feare, He set her on her steede, and forward forth did beare. 1 Her seeming dead he found with feigned fear, 2 As all unweeting of that well she knew; unweeting > ignorant that > [that which] 3 And pained himself with busy care to rear busy > solicitous 4 Her out of careless swoon. Her eyelids blue careless > abandoned, not caring; artless; unconscious, free from care blue > {Livid; low-spirited, affected with fear} 5 And dimmed sight, with pale and deadly hue, deadly hue > deathly appearance 6 At last she up gan lift: with trembling cheer gan > did cheer > expression, countenance 7 Her up he took, too simple and too true, simple > (The knight and Duessa both; simple also has the meaning "free from duplicity"; she is then _too_ simple and _too_ true) 8 And oft her kissed. At length, all passed fear, passed fear > [fear passed] 9 He set her on her steed, and forward forth did bear. bear > travel, maintain his course; _also:_ take [her as a companion] CANTO III _Forsaken Truth long seekes her loue, 2 And makes the Lyon mylde, Marres blind Deuotions mart, and fals 4 In hand of leachour vylde._ 1 Forsaken Truth long seeks her love, Truth > [Una] 2 And makes the lion mild, 3 Mars blind Devotion's mart, and falls Mars > Spoils Devotion > Corceca (introduced at 103.12, named at 103.18:4) mart > trade 4 In hand of lecher vile. In hand > Into the hands lecher > [a lecher] 103.1 NOught is there vnder heau'ns wide hollownesse, 2 That moues more deare compassion of mind, Then beautie brought t'vnworthy wretchednesse 4 Through enuies snares or fortunes freakes vnkind: I, whether lately through her brightnesse blind, 6 Or through alleageance and fast
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