orth]
mew > den, secret place (described as a "caue" at 105.21:6)

5 Where she all day did hide her hated hue.

hue > appearance; colour (cf. 302.28:1)

6 Before the door her iron charet stood,

charet > chariot

7 Already harnessed for journey new,

journey new > (I.e. across the heavens from east to west, the
nocturnal counterpart of Phoebus's traverse of the sky. A
"journey" originally meant "a day's travel"; cf. 312.47:4 (1590
stanzas))

8 And coal-black steeds born of hellish brood,

brood > parentage, race

9 That on their rusty bits did champ, as they were wood.

rusty > blood-stained; rusty
as > [as though]
wood > mad

105.21

Who when she saw _Duessa_ sunny bright,
2 Adornd with gold and iewels shining cleare,
She greatly grew amazed at the sight,
4 And th'vnacquainted light began to feare:
For neuer did such brightnesse there appeare,
6 And would haue backe retyred to her caue,
Vntill the witches speech she gan to heare,
8 Saying, yet {o^} thou dreaded Dame, I craue
Abide, till I haue told the message, which I haue.

1 Who, when she saw Duessa sunny-bright,

bright > bright; beautiful

2 Adorned with gold and jewels shining clear,

clear > brightly

3 She greatly grew amazed at the sight,

She > (Redundant)

4 And the unacquainted light began to fear

unacquainted > unfamiliar

5 (For never did such brightness there appear):
6 And would have back retired to her cave,
7 Until the witch's speech she began to hear,
8 Saying, "Yet, O you dreaded dame, I crave

Yet > [For now; for a while]
crave > {Entreat, beg; demand as by right}

9 Abide, till I have told the message which I have."

Abide > [You to] wait

105.22

She stayd, and foorth _Duessa_ gan proceede,
2 O thou most auncient Grandmother of all,
More old then _Ioue_, whom thou at first didst breede,
4 Or that great house of Gods c{ae}lestiall,
Which wast begot in _D{ae}mogorgons_ hall,
6 And sawst the secrets of the world vnmade,
Why suffredst thou thy Nephewes deare to fall
8 With Elfin sword, most shamefully betrade?
Lo where the stout _Sansioy_ doth sleepe in deadly shade.

1 She stayed; and forth Duessa gan proceed:

stayed > remained; desisted [from starting her journey]
gan > did

2 "O, you most ancient grandmother of all,
3 More old than Jove, whom you at first did breed,
4 Or that great