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f him, and thinke I thought aright. 2 langour > languor _1590_ 1 "Well hoped I, and fair beginnings had, 2 That he my captive languor should redeem, captive languor > wretched plight; _or:_ languishment in captivity 3 Till, all unweeting, an enchanter bad unweeting > ignorant, not knowing; _hence:_ unsuspecting 4 His sense abused, and made him to misdeem abused > deceived misdeem > misjudge 5 My loyalty, not such as it did seem; 6 That rather death desire, than such despite. That > [I would] despite > {The affliction of contemptuously being thought disloyal} 7 Be judge, you heavens, that all things right esteem, 8 How I him loved, and love with all my might, 9 So thought I eke of him, and think I thought aright. eke > also 107.50 Thenceforth me desolate he quite forsooke, 2 To wander, where wilde fortune would me lead, And other bywaies he himselfe betooke, 4 Where neuer foot of liuing wight did tread, That brought not backe the balefull body dead; 6 In which him chaunced false _Duessa_ meete, Mine onely foe, mine onely deadly dread, 8 Who with her witchcraft and misseeming sweete, Inueigled him to follow her desires vnmeete. 1 "Thenceforth me desolate he quite forsook, 2 To wander where wild fortune would me lead, 3 And other byways he himself betook, betook > took; _or:_ committed [himself to] 4 Where never foot of living wight did tread, wight > person 5 That brought not back the baleful body dead; baleful > deadly, miserable 6 In which him chanced false Duessa meet, meet > [to meet] 7 My only foe, my only deadly dread, 8 Who, with her witchcraft and misseeming sweet, misseeming sweet > sweet [but] deceptive appearance; _or:_ deceiving sweetness 9 Inveigled him to follow her desires unmeet. unmeet > improper 107.51 At last by subtill sleights she him betraid 2 Vnto his foe, a Gyant huge and tall, Who him disarmed, dissolute, dismaid, 4 Vnwares surprised, and with mightie mall The monster mercilesse him made to fall, 6 Whose fall did neuer foe before behold; And now in darkesome dungeon, wretched thrall, 8 Remedilesse, for aie he doth him hold; This is my cause of griefe, more great, then may be told. 1 "At last, by subtle sleights she him betrayed 2 To his foe, a giant huge and tall, 3 Who him (disarmed, dissolute, dismaye
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