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2 There find the virgin doleful, desolate, 3 With ruffled raiment, and fair blubbered face, raiment > clothing blubbered > {Swollen or stained with tears} 4 As her outrageous foe had left her late, late > lately 5 And trembling yet through fear of former hate; former hate > [her former hate: the object of her former hatred (Sansloy)] 6 All stand amazed at so uncouth sight, uncouth > extraordinary [a] 7 And begin to pity her unhappy state; 8 All stand astonied at her beauty bright, astonied > stunned, astonished; dazed 9 In their rude eyes unworthy of so woeful plight. rude > uneducated; uncivilized so > [such a] 106.10 She more amaz'd, in double dread doth dwell; 2 And euery tender part for feare does shake: As when a greedie Wolfe through hunger fell 4 A seely Lambe farre from the flocke does take, Of whom he meanes his bloudie feast to make, 6 A Lyon spyes fast running towards him, The innocent pray in hast he does forsake, 8 Which quit from death yet quakes in euery lim With chaunge of feare, to see the Lyon looke so grim. 1 She, more amazed, in double dread does dwell; amazed > astounded; panic-stricken 2 And every tender part for fear does shake: 3 As when a greedy wolf, through hunger fell, fell > fierce, terrible 4 A seely lamb far from the flock does take, seely > helpless, innocent 5 Of whom he means his bloody feast to make, 6 A lion spies fast running towards him: A > [And a] 7 The innocent prey in haste he does forsake; 8 Which, quit from death, yet quakes in every limb quit > released, rescued 9 With change of fear, to see the lion look so grim. fear > [the source of its fear] grim > fierce 106.11 Such fearefull fit assaid her trembling hart, 2 Ne word to speake, ne ioynt to moue she had: The saluage nation feele her secret smart, 4 And read her sorrow in her count'nance sad; Their frowning forheads with rough hornes yclad, 6 And rusticke horror all a side doe lay, And gently grenning, shew a semblance glad 8 To comfort her, and feare to put away, Their backward bent knees teach her humbly to obay. 1 Such fearful fit assayed her trembling heart; Such > [A similarly] assayed > assailed; tested 2 Neither word to speak, nor joint to move, she had: joint > limb 3 The savage nation feel her secret smart,
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