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charms and magic to have wondrous might, 9 Neither ever wont in field, nor in round lists, to fight. wont > accustomed field > battle round lists > enclosures for tourneys ("lists" were the palisades enclosing the tilting-ground) 103.39 And said, Why _Archimago_, lucklesse syre, 2 What doe I see? what hard mishap is this, That hath thee hither brought to taste mine yre? 4 Or thine the fault, or mine the error is, In stead of foe to wound my friend amis? 6 He answered nought, but in a traunce still lay, And on those guilefull dazed eyes of his 8 The cloud of death did sit. Which doen away, He left him lying so, ne would no lenger stay. 1 And said, "Why Archimago, luckless sire, sire > {Aged or elderly man; father; the original form of "sir"} 2 What do I see? What hard mishap is this, 3 That has you hither brought to taste my ire? 4 Or yours the fault, or mine the error is, Or > Either 5 Instead of foe to wound my friend amiss?" 6 He answered naught, but in a trance still lay, still > motionless; yet 7 And on those guileful dazed eyes of his 8 The cloud of death did sit. Which done away, Which done away > [When the swoon had passed] 9 He left him lying so, nor would no longer stay. nor would no > [neither would any] 103.40 But to the virgin comes, who all this while 2 Amased stands, her selfe so mockt to see By him, who has the guerdon of his guile, 4 For so misfeigning her true knight to bee: Yet is she now in more perplexitie, 6 Left in the hand of that same Paynim bold, From whom her booteth not at all to flie; 8 Who by her cleanly garment catching hold, Her from her Palfrey pluckt, her visage to behold. 1 But to the virgin comes; who all this while 2 Amazed stands, herself so mocked to see herself so mocked to see > [to see herself so mocked] 3 By him, who has the guerdon of his guile, guerdon > reward 4 For so misfeigning her true knight to be: misfeigning > pretending 5 Yet is she now in more perplexity, perplexity > trouble, distress 6 Left in the hand of that same paynim bold, paynim > pagan, heathen 7 From whom her boots not at all to fly; her boots > it avails her fly > flee 8 Who, by her cleanly garment catching hold, cleanly > {Clean, neat, elegant; morally or spiritually clean} 9 Her from her palfrey plucked, her
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