word diuide the substance would.

1 His warlike shield all closely covered was,
2 Nor might of mortal eye be ever seen;

Nor might of mortal eye be ever seen > [No mortal eye might ever look
upon it]

3 Not made of steel, nor of enduring brass
4 (Such earthly metals soon consumed been):

been > [would have been]

5 But all of diamond perfect pure and clean

clean > unpatterned, unadorned

6 It framed was, one massy entire mould,

framed > fashioned, made
massy > solid, weighty
entire > [in one piece]
mould > shape

7 Hewn out of adamant rock with engines keen,

adamant rock > diamond
engines > tools, machines
keen > sharp

8 That point of spear it never pierce could,

That > [So that]

9 Nor dint of direful sword divide the substance would.

dint > blow, impact
direful > dreadful, terrible

107.34

The same to wight he neuer wont disclose,
2 But when as monsters huge he would dismay,
Or daunt vnequall armies of his foes,
4 Or when the flying heauens he would affray;
For so exceeding shone his glistring ray,
6 That _Ph{oe}bus_ golden face it did attaint,
As when a cloud his beames doth ouer-lay;
8 And siluer _Cynthia_ wexed pale and faint,
As when her face is staynd with magicke arts constraint.

1 The same to wight he never wont disclose,

wight > being, person; _hence:_ anyone
wont disclose > was accustomed to reveal

2 But when monsters huge he would dismay,

But > Except
dismay > dismay; defeat, overcome

3 Or daunt unequal armies of his foes,
4 Or when the flying heavens he would affray;

affray > terrify (cf. the similar passage describing the powers of
Merlin himself at 303.12)

5 For so exceeding shone his glistering ray,
6 That Phoebus' golden face it did attaint,

attaint > dishonour; sully; _hence:_ obscure

7 As when a cloud his beams does overlay;
8 And silver Cynthia waxed pale and faint,

waxed > grew, became

9 As when her face is stained with magic arts' constraint.

constraint > affliction, oppression (cf. 706.16, _Met._ 7.207-8, _PL_
2.665)

107.35

No magicke arts hereof had any might,
2 Nor bloudie wordes of bold Enchaunters call,
But all that was not such, as seemd in sight,
4 Before that shield did fade, and suddeine fall:
And when him list the raskall routes appall,
6 Men into stones therewith he could transmew,
And stones to dust, and d