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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