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
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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
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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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