, uncivilized
sire > father

5 Then home he suffered her to retire,

suffered > allowed
retire > return

6 For ransom leaving him the late-born child;
7 Whom, till to riper years he gan aspire,

gan aspire > did reach; grew

8 He noursled up in life and manners wild,

noursled up > brought up, reared

9 Amongst wild beasts and woods, from laws of men exiled.

106.24

For all he taught the tender ymp, was but
2 To banish cowardize and bastard feare;
His trembling hand he would him force to put
4 Vpon the Lyon and the rugged Beare,
And from the she Beares teats her whelps to teare;
6 And eke wyld roring Buls he would him make
To tame, and ryde their backes not made to beare;
8 And the Robuckes in flight to ouertake,
That euery beast for feare of him did fly and quake.

1 For all he taught the tender imp was but

imp > child

2 To banish cowardice and bastard fear;

bastard > base

3 His trembling hand he would him force to put
4 Upon the lion and the rugged bear,
5 And from the she bear's teats her whelps to tear;
6 And eke wild roaring bulls he would him make

eke > also

7 To tame, and ride their backs, not made to bear;
8 And the roebucks in flight to overtake,
9 That every beast for fear of him did fly and quake.

That > [So that]

106.25

Thereby so fearelesse, and so fell he grew,
2 That his owne sire and maister of his guise
Did often tremble at his horrid vew,
4 And oft for dread of hurt would him aduise,
The angry beasts not rashly to despise,
6 Nor too much to prouoke; for he would learne
The Lyon stoup to him in lowly wise,
8 (A lesson hard) and make the Libbard sterne
Leaue roaring, when in rage he for reuenge did earne.

1 Thereby so fearless and so fell he grew

fell > fierce, terrible

2 That his own sire and master of his guise

sire > father
master > teacher, tutor
guise > behaviour, demeanour, appearance; mode of life

3 Did often tremble at his horrid view,

horrid > rough, frightful
view > appearance

4 And oft, for dread of hurt, would him advise
5 The angry beasts not rashly to despise,

despise > treat with contempt

6 Nor too much to provoke; for he would learn

learn > teach

7 The lion stoop to him in lowly wise,

stoop > [to stoop]
wise > manner

8 (A lesson hard) and make the libbard stern

libbard > leopard
st