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none of him vnto her brought. 1 Yet she, most faithful lady, all this while while > (Or: while, (if "Forsaken ... mayd" is taken to be parenthesized)) 2 Forsaken, woeful, solitary maid, 3 Far from all people's press, as in exile, press > company, throng 4 In wilderness and wasteful deserts strayed wasteful > desolate 5 To seek her knight; who, subtly betrayed subtly > ingeniously, cunningly 6 Through that late vision which the enchanter wrought, Through > By means of late > recent 7 Had her abandoned. She, of naught afraid, 8 Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought; wasteness > wilderness 9 Yet wished tidings none of him to her brought. wished tidings none of him to her brought > [no one brought her longed-for tidings of him: wished = longed-for; none = no one] 103.4 One day nigh wearie of the yrkesome way, 2 From her vnhastie beast she did alight, And on the grasse her daintie limbes did lay 4 In secret shadow, farre from all mens sight: From her faire head her fillet she vndight, 6 And laid her stole aside. Her angels face As the great eye of heauen shyned bright, 8 And made a sunshine in the shadie place; Did neuer mortall eye behold such heauenly grace. 1 One day, nigh weary of the irksome way, 2 From her unhasty beast she did alight, 3 And on the grass her dainty limbs did lay 4 In secret shadow, far from all men's sight: secret > secluded, remote 5 From her fair head her fillet she undight, fillet > {Headband; ribbon used for keeping the head-dress in place: cf. 101.4:4} undight > unfastened 6 And laid her stole aside. Her angel's face, stole > robe 7 As the great eye of heaven, shone bright, 8 And made a sunshine in the shady place; 9 Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly grace. Did never > [Never did] 103.5 It fortuned out of the thickest wood 2 A ramping Lyon rushed suddainly, Hunting full greedie after saluage blood; 4 Soone as the royall virgin he did spy, With gaping mouth at her ran greedily, 6 To haue attonce deuour'd her tender corse: But to the pray when as he drew more ny, 8 His bloudie rage asswaged with remorse, And with the sight amazd, forgat his furious forse. 1 It fortuned, out of the thickest wood 2 A ramping lion rushed suddenly, ramping > rampant, rearing up 3 Hunting full gre
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