104.46

With gentle wordes he can her fairely greet,
2 And bad say on the secret of her hart.
Then sighing soft, I learne that litle sweet
4 Oft tempred is (quoth she) with muchell smart:
For since my brest was launcht with louely dart
6 Of deare _Sansfoy_, I neuer ioyed howre,
But in eternall woes my weaker hart
8 Haue wasted, louing him with all my powre,
And for his sake haue felt full many an heauie stowre.

1 With gentle words he can her fairly greet,

gentle > generous; courteous
can > did
fairly > courteously

2 And bade say on the secret of her heart.

say on > tell

3 Then, sighing soft, "I learn that little sweet
4 Oft tempered is," quoth she, "with mickle smart:

mickle > much

5 For since my breast was lanced with lovely dart

lovely > amorous

6 Of dear Sansfoy, I never joyed hour,

joyed > [enjoyed an]

7 But in eternal woes my weaker heart

weaker > too-weak

8 Have wasted, loving him with all my power,
9 And for his sake have felt full many a heavy stour.

full > very
stour > [time of] turmoil or distress

104.47

At last when perils all I weened past,
2 And hop'd to reape the crop of all my care,
Into new woes vnweeting I was cast,
4 By this false faytor, who vnworthy ware
His worthy shield, whom he with guilefull snare
6 Entrapped slew, and brought to shamefull graue.
Me silly maid away with him he bare,
8 And euer since hath kept in darksome caue,
For that I would not yeeld, that to _Sans-foy_ I gaue.

1 "At last, when perils all I weened past,

weened > supposed

2 And hoped to reap the crop of all my care,
3 Into new woes unweeting I was cast

unweeting > ignorant, unwitting

4 By this false faitour, who unworthy wears

faitour > impostor, cheat
wears > bears, carries

5 His worthy shield, whom he, with guileful snare,

His > [Sansfoy's]
he > [the Redcross Knight]

6 Entrapped slew, and brought to shameful grave.

Entrapped slew > [Killed while trapped]

7 Me, silly maid, away with him he bore,

silly > defenceless; innocent

8 And ever since has kept in darksome cave,
9 For that I would not yield that to Sansfoy I gave.

For that > Because
that > [that which]

104.48

But since faire Sunne hath sperst that lowring clowd,
2 And to my loathed life now shewes some light,
Vnder your beames I will me safely shrowd,
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