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gather breath in many miseries. During which time her gentle wit she plyes, 6 To teach them truth, which worshipt her in vaine, And made her th'Image of Idolatryes; 8 But when their bootlesse zeale she did restraine From her own worship, they her Asse would worship fayn. 1 Glad of such luck, the luckless lucky maid 2 Did her content to please their feeble eyes, her content > [content herself] 3 And long time with that savage people stayed, savage > wild, uncivilized 4 To gather breath in many miseries. 5 During which time her gentle wit she plies, gentle > gentle; courteous; noble 6 To teach them truth, who worshipped her in vain, in vain > without understanding, profanely 7 And made her the image of idolatries; 8 But when their bootless zeal she did restrain bootless > unavailing, futile 9 From her own worship, they her ass would worship fain. fain > gladly [instead of Una herself] 106.20 It fortuned a noble warlike knight 2 By iust occasion to that forrest came, To seeke his kindred, and the lignage right, 4 From whence he tooke his well deserued name: He had in armes abroad wonne muchell fame, 6 And fild far landes with glorie of his might, Plaine, faithfull, true, and enimy of shame, 8 And euer lou'd to fight for Ladies right, But in vaine glorious frayes he litle did delight. 1 It fortuned, a noble warlike knight 2 By just occasion to that forest came, 3 To seek his kindred, and the lineage right, right > true 4 From whence he took his well deserved name: name > (Sir Satyrane; he is not named until 106.28:6) 5 He had in arms abroad won mickle fame, arms > feats of arms mickle > much 6 And filled far lands with glory of his might; 7 Plain, faithful, true, and enemy of shame, 8 And ever loved to fight for ladies' right, 9 But in vainglorious frays he little did delight. 106.21 A Satyres sonne yborne in forrest wyld, 2 By straunge aduenture as it did betyde, And there begotten of a Lady myld, 4 Faire _Thyamis_ the daughter of _Labryde_, That was in sacred bands of wedlocke tyde 6 To _Therion_, a loose vnruly swayne; Who had more ioy to raunge the forrest wyde, 8 And chase the saluage beast with busie payne, Then serue his Ladies loue, and wast in pleasures vayne. 1 A satyr's son, born in forest wild, 2 By strange a
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