edy after savage blood;

full > very, exceedingly
greedy > greedily, recklessly
savage > [wild animals']

4 Soon as the royal virgin he did spy,

Soon > [As soon]

5 With gaping mouth at her ran greedily,

ran > [he ran]

6 To have at once devoured her tender corse:

corse > body

7 But to the prey when he drew more nigh,

But to the prey when he drew more nigh > [But when he drew more nigh
to the prey]

8 His bloody rage assuaged with remorse

assuaged > (Intr.) became less violent, abated; (tr.) [he] assuaged
remorse > remorse; compassion, pity

9 And, with the sight amazed, forgot his furious force.

103.6

In stead thereof he kist her wearie feet,
2 And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong,
As he her wronged innocence did weet.
4 O how can beautie maister the most strong,
And simple truth subdue auenging wrong?
6 Whose yeelded pride and proud submission,
Still dreading death, when she had marked long,
8 Her hart gan melt in great compassion,
And drizling teares did shed for pure affection.

1 Instead thereof he kissed her weary feet,
2 And licked her lily hands with fawning tongue,
3 As he her wronged innocence did weet.

As > [As if]
weet > understand, perceive

4 O how can beauty master the most strong,

can beauty > can beauty; did beauty; does beauty know how to

5 And simple truth subdue avenging wrong?
6 Whose yielded pride and proud submission,
7 Still dreading death, when she had marked long,

marked > [marked his yielded pride and proud submission]

8 Her heart gan melt in great compassion,

gan > did

9 And drizzling tears did shed for pure affection.

drizzling > {Falling in fine drops}

103.7

The Lyon Lord of euerie beast in +field+
2 Quoth she, his princely puissance doth abate,
And mightie proud to humble weake does yield,
4 Forgetfull of the hungry rage, which late
Him prickt, in pittie of my sad estate:
6 But he my Lyon, and my noble +Lord+
How does he find in cruell hart to hate
8 Her that him lou'd, and euer most adord,
As the God of my life? why hath he me abhord?

1 field > field, _1609_
6 Lord > Lord, _1609_

1 "The lion, lord of every beast in field,"
2 Quoth she, "his princely puissance does abate,

puissance > power, strength

3 And mighty proud to humble weak does yield,
4 Forgetful of the hungry rage, which late

late >