twisted gold

adown > down

7 And tassels gay. Wide wonders over all

over all > everywhere

8 Of that same horn's great virtues were told,

virtues > powers

9 Which had approved been in uses manifold.

approved > proved, demonstrated practically

108.4

Was neuer wight, that heard that shrilling sound,
2 But trembling feare did feele in euery vaine;
Three miles it might be easie heard around,
4 And Ecchoes three answerd it selfe againe:
No false enchauntment, nor deceiptfull traine
6 Might once abide the terror of that blast,
But presently was voide and wholly vaine:
8 No gate so strong, no locke so firme and fast,
But with that percing noise flew open quite, or brast.

1 Was never wight, that heard that shrilling sound,

wight > [a] creature, being, person

2 But trembling fear did feel in every vein:
3 Three miles it might be easily heard around,
4 And echoes three answered itself again:
5 No false enchantment nor deceitful train

train > trick

6 Might once abide the terror of that blast,
7 But presently was void and wholly vain:

presently > instantly
vain > useless; weak

8 No gate so strong, no lock so firm and fast,

fast > firm

9 But with that piercing noise flew open quite, or burst.

108.5

The same before the Geants gate he blew,
2 That all the castle quaked from the ground,
And euery dore of freewill open flew.
4 The Gyant selfe dismaied with that sownd,
Where he with his _Duessa_ dalliance fownd,
6 In hast came rushing forth from inner bowre,
With staring countenance sterne, as one astownd,
8 And staggering steps, to weet, what suddein +stowre,+
Had wrought that horror strange, and dar'd his dreaded powre.

8 stowre, > stowre _1609_

1 The same before the giant's gate he blew,
2 That all the castle quaked from the ground,

That > [So that]

3 And every door of freewill open flew.

of > [of its own]

4 The giant himself, dismayed with that sound

dismayed > dismayed (but also with a pun on "dis-made", here
implying "unjoined", "unlinked")
with > by

5 Where he with his Duessa dalliance found,
6 In haste came rushing forth from inner bower,

bower > room, chamber

7 With staring countenance stern, as one astounded,

stern > fierce, grim
astounded > astounded, panic-stricken

8 And staggering steps, to weet what sudden stour

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