is lordly heart: with death oppressed
9 He roared aloud, while life forsook his stubborn breast.
103.43
Who now is left to keepe the forlorne maid
2 From raging spoile of lawlesse victors will?
Her faithfull gard remou'd, her hope dismaid,
4 Her selfe a yeelded pray to saue or spill.
He now Lord of the +field+, his pride to fill,
6 With foule reproches, and disdainfull spight
Her vildly entertaines, and will or nill,
8 Beares her away vpon his courser light:
Her prayers nought preuaile, his rage is more of might.
5 field > fied _1596_
1 Who now is left to keep the forlorn maid
2 From raging spoil of lawless victor's will?
From > [From becoming the]
of > [of the]
3 Her faithful guard removed, her hope dismayed,
4 Herself a yielded prey to save or spill.
spill > destroy
5 He, now lord of the field, his pride to fill,
He, now lord > (Or: He now, lord)
6 With foul reproaches and disdainful spite
disdainful > hateful; angry; contemptuous
7 Her vilely entertains and, will or nill,
entertains > treats
will or nill > willy-nilly, will or will not
8 Bears her away upon his courser light:
light > eager, willing (cf. 103.33:3); _or:_ easily, quickly
9 Her prayers naught prevail, his rage is more of might.
more of might > stronger
103.44
And all the way, with great lamenting paine,
2 And piteous plaints she filleth his dull eares,
That stony hart could riuen haue in twaine,
4 And all the way she wets with flowing teares:
But he enrag'd with rancor, nothing heares.
6 Her seruile beast yet would not leaue her so,
But followes her farre off, ne ought he feares,
8 To be partaker of her wandring woe,
More mild in beastly kind, then that her beastly foe.
1 And all the way, with great lamenting pain
2 And piteous plaints she fills his dull ears,
plaints > lamentations
dull > deaf
3 That stony heart could rived have in twain,
rived > split
4 And all the way she wets with flowing tears:
5 But he, enraged with rancour, nothing hears.
6 Her servile beast yet would not leave her so,
beast > [horse]
7 But follows her far off (nor aught he fears)
aught > anything at all
8 To be partaker of her wandering woe,
partaker of > [a] participant in
9 More mild, in beastly kind, than her beastly foe.
beastly > animal, beast-like
kind > nature
beastly > vile, d
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