nd,
4 And almost rent her tender heart in twain;

rent > tore
twain > two

5 And love fresh coals unto her fire did lay:

unto > [upon]

6 For greater love, the greater is the loss.

greater > [the greater the]

7 Was never lady loved dearer day,

loved dearer day > [who loved life more dearly]

8 Than she did love the Knight of the Redcross;
9 For whose dear sake so many troubles her did toss.

107.28

At last when feruent sorrow slaked was,
2 She vp arose, resoluing him to find
A liue or dead: and forward forth doth pas,
4 All as the Dwarfe the way to her assynd:
And euermore in constant carefull mind
6 She fed her wound with fresh renewed bale;
Long tost with stormes, and bet with bitter wind,
8 High ouer hils, and low adowne the dale,
She wandred many a wood, and measurd many a vale.

1 At last, when fervent sorrow slaked was,
2 She up arose, resolving him to find
3 Alive or dead: and forward forth does pass,
4 All as the dwarf the way to her assigned:

assigned > pointed out

5 And evermore, in constant careful mind,

careful > {Sorrowful, full of cares}

6 She fed her wound with fresh renewed bale;

bale > torment, woe

7 Long tossed with storms, and beaten with bitter wind,
8 High over hills, and low adown the dale,

adown > down

9 She wandered many a wood, and measured many a vale.

measured > traversed

107.29

At last she chaunced by good hap to meet
2 A goodly knight, faire marching by the way
Together with his Squire, arayed meet:
4 His glitterand armour shined farre away,
Like glauncing light of _Ph{oe}bus_ brightest ray;
6 From top to toe no place appeared bare,
That deadly dint of steele endanger may:
8 Athwart his brest a bauldrick braue he ware,
That shynd, like twinkling stars, with stons most pretious rare.

1 At last she chanced by good hap to meet

hap > fortune

2 A goodly knight, fair marching by the way

goodly > {Well-favoured, of good appearance}

3 Together with his squire, arrayed meet:

squire > attendant
meet > suitably

4 His glittering armour shone far away,
5 Like glancing light of Phoebus' brightest ray;
6 From top to toe no place appeared bare,
7 That deadly dint of steel endanger may:

dint > blow, stroke

8 Athwart his breast a baldric brave he wore,

baldric > {Belt worn pendent from the shoulder, of