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fealtie, Which I do owe vnto all woman kind, 8 Feele my heart perst with so great agonie, When such I see, that all for pittie I could die. 1 Naught is there under heaven's wide hollowness 2 That moves more dear compassion of mind 3 Than beauty brought to unworthy wretchedness unworthy > undeserved 4 Through envy's snares or fortune's freaks unkind: freaks > whims, caprices 5 I, whether lately through its brightness blind, its > [beauty's] blind > blinded 6 Or through allegiance, and fast fealty, fast > firm fealty > obligation of fidelity; loyalty (of a vassal to his lord) 7 Which I do owe to all womankind, 8 Feel my heart pierced with so great agony so great agony > [such great agony; _or:_ so great an agony] 9 When such I see, that all for pity I could die. 103.2 And now it is empassioned so deepe, 2 For fairest _Vnaes_ sake, of whom I sing, That my fraile eyes these lines with teares do steepe, 4 To thinke how she through guilefull handeling, Though true as touch, though daughter of a king, 6 Though faire as euer liuing wight was faire, Though nor in word nor deede ill meriting, 8 Is from her knight diuorced in despaire And her due loues deriu'd to that vile witches share. 1 And now it is empassioned so deep, empassioned > {Moved or touched with deep feeling} 2 For fairest Una's sake (of whom I sing), 3 That my frail eyes these lines with tears do steep, 4 To think how she, through guileful handling, handling > treatment 5 Though true as touch, though daughter of a king, touch > [a] touchstone (fine-grained stone used for testing the quality of gold) 6 Though fair as ever living wight was fair, wight > person, woman 7 Though +nor+ in word nor deed ill meriting, nor > neither 8 Is from her knight divorced in despair, 9 And her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. her due loves > [the love due to her] derived > transferred, diverted 103.3 Yet she most faithfull Ladie all this while 2 Forsaken, wofull, solitarie mayd Farre from all peoples prease, as in exile, 4 In wildernesse and wastfull deserts strayd, To seeke her knight; who subtilly betrayd 6 Through that late vision, which th'Enchaunter wrought, Had her abandond. She of nought affrayd, 8 Through woods and wastnesse wide him daily sought; Yet wished tydings
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