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lightly > quickly, easily 7 Yet so exceeding was the villain's power, 8 That with the wind it did him overthrow 9 And all his senses stun, that still he lay full low. that > [so that] full > very, exceedingly 107.13 As when that diuelish yron Engin wrought 2 In deepest Hell, and framd by _Furies_ skill, With windy Nitre and quick Sulphur fraught, 4 And ramd with bullet round, ordaind to kill, Conceiueth fire, the heauens it doth fill 6 With thundring noyse, and all the ayre doth choke, That none can breath, nor see, nor heare at will, 8 Through smouldry cloud of duskish stincking smoke, That th'onely breath him daunts, who hath escapt the stroke. 1 As when that devilish iron engine, wrought 2 In deepest hell, and framed by Furies' skill, framed > fashioned 3 With windy nitre and quick sulphur fraught, windy > {Generating wind, gas} nitre > {Saltpetre or potassium nitrate, a component of gunpowder} quick > readily inflammable fraught > filled 4 And rammed with bullet round, ordained to kill, bullet > cannon-ball 5 Conceives fire, the heavens it does fill Conceives fire > Detonates 6 With thundering noise, and all the air does choke, 7 That none can breathe, nor see, nor hear at will, That > [So that] 8 Through smouldry cloud of duskish stinking smoke, smouldry > {Smothery, tending to smother} 9 That the only breath him daunts, who has escaped the stroke. That > [?And] only breath > blast alone stroke > [impact of the ball] 107.14 So daunted when the Geaunt saw the +knight+ 2 His heauie hand he heaued vp on hye, And him to dust thought to haue battred quight, 4 Vntill _Duessa_ loud to him gan crye; O great _Orgoglio_, greatest vnder skye, 6 O hold thy mortall hand for Ladies sake, Hold for my sake, and do him not to dye, 8 But vanquisht thine eternall bondslaue make, And me thy worthy meed vnto thy Leman take. 1 knight > knight, _1590, 1609_ 1 So daunted, when the giant saw the knight, So daunted, > [The knight was similarly daunted; and] 2 His heavy hand he heaved up on high, 3 And him to dust thought to have battered quite, 4 Until Duessa loud to him gan cry: gan > did 5 "O great Orgoglio, greatest under sky, Orgoglio > "Pride" (Italian) 6 O hold thy mortal hand for lady's sake, mortal > lethal 7 Hold for my sake, and do h
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