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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