that led,

broad highway > (See _Matt._ 7.13)

9 All bare through people's feet, which thither travelled.

people's feet, which > [the feet of people who]

104.3

Great troupes of people traueild thitherward
2 Both day and night, of each degree and place,
But few returned, hauing scaped hard,
4 With balefull beggerie, or foule disgrace,
Which euer after in most wretched case,
6 Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay.
Thither _Duessa_ bad him bend his pace:
8 For she is wearie of the toilesome way,
And also nigh consumed is the lingring day.

1 Great troops of people travelled thitherward

thitherward > towards there, thither

2 Both day and night, of each degree and place,

place > rank

3 But few returned, having scaped hard,

scaped hard > escaped with difficulty

4 With baleful beggary, or foul disgrace,

baleful > deadly, miserable

5 Which ever after, in most wretched case,

case > plight

6 Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay.

lazars > lepers

7 Thither Duessa bade him bend his pace:

bend > incline; turn, _hence:_ divert (including sense of "diverting
from the true path")

8 For she is weary of the toilsome way,

toilsome > wearisome

9 And also nigh consumed is the lingering day.

104.4

A stately Pallace built of squared bricke,
2 Which cunningly was without morter laid,
Whose wals were high, but nothing strong, nor thick,
4 And golden foile all ouer them displaid,
That purest skye with brightnesse they dismaid:
6 High lifted vp were many loftie towres,
And goodly galleries farre ouer laid,
8 Full of faire windowes, and delightfull bowres;
And on the top a Diall told the timely howres.

1 A stately palace built of squared brick,
2 Which cunningly was without mortar laid,
3 Whose walls were high, but nothing strong, nor thick,

nothing > not at all, in no way

4 And golden foil all over them displayed,
5 That purest sky with brightness they dismayed:

That > [So that the]

6 High lifted up were many lofty towers,
7 And goodly galleries far over laid,

goodly > fine, beautiful
far over laid > placed high above

8 Full of fair windows, and delightful bowers;

bowers > chambers, rooms

9 And on the top a dial told the timely hours.

104.5

It was a goodly heape for to behould,
2 And spake the praises of the workmans wit;
But