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4 And long time having tanned his tawny hide 5 With blustering breath of heaven, that none can abide, 6 And scorching flames of fierce Orion's hound), Orion's hound > (Sirius, in the constellation of Canis Major, one of Orion's two hounds; Orion is the giant hunter battling Taurus: cf. 103.16:1. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, ascendant during the "dog days" of July and August, "at which time the Dogge starre, which is called Syrius, or Canicula, reigneth with immoderate heate, causing pestilence, drougth, and many diseases" (_SC_, gloss to "Julye")) 7 Soon as the port from far he has spied, Soon > [As soon] 8 His cheerful whistle merrily does sound, 9 And Nereus crowns with cups; his mates him pledge around. Nereus > (One of the sea deities, son of Tethys; see 304.19:4, 411.18-19) crowns > [he] crowns, honours; _hence:_ renders thanks to him pledge around > [drink a toast to him] 103.32 Such ioy made _Vna_, when her knight she found; 2 And eke th'enchaunter ioyous seemd no lesse, Then the glad marchant, that does vew from ground 4 His ship farre come from watrie wildernesse, He hurles out vowes, and _Neptune_ oft doth blesse: 6 So forth they past, and all the way they spent Discoursing of her dreadfull late distresse, 8 In which he askt her, what the Lyon ment: Who +told+ +her all that+ fell in iourney as she went. 9 told > told, _1609_ 9 her all that > all that her _sugg. Smith_ 1 Such joy made Una, when her knight she found; 2 And eke the enchanter joyous seemed no less eke > moreover, also 3 Than the glad merchant, that does view from ground 4 His ship far come from watery wilderness; 5 He hurls out vows, and Neptune oft does bless. Neptune > (God of the sea) 6 So forth they passed, and all the way they spent 7 Discoursing of her dreadful late distress, 8 In which he asked her what the lion meant: 9 Who told her all that fell, in journey as she went. her all that fell > [all that befell her] 103.33 They had not ridden farre, when they might see 2 One pricking towards them with hastie heat, Full strongly armd, and on a courser free, 4 That through his fiercenesse fomed all with sweat, And the sharpe yron did for anger eat, 6 When his hot ryder spurd his chauffed side; His looke was sterne, and seemed still to threat 8 Cruell reuenge, which he in hart did hyde,
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