find out
stour > commotion

9 Had wrought that horror strange, and dared his dreaded power.

108.6

And after him the proud _Duessa_ came,
2 High mounted on her manyheaded beast,
And euery head with fyrie tongue did flame,
4 And euery head was crowned on his creast,
And bloudie mouthed with late cruell feast.
6 That when the knight beheld, his mightie shild
Vpon his manly arme he soone addrest,
8 And at him fiercely flew, with courage fild,
And eger greedinesse through euery member thrild.

1 And after him the proud Duessa came,
2 High mounted on her many-headed beast,
3 And every head with fiery tongue did flame,
4 And every head was crowned on its crest,

crowned > (See _Rev._ 12.3)

5 And bloody-mouthed with late cruel feast.
6 That when the knight beheld, his mighty shield
7 Upon his manly arm he soon addressed,

soon > immediately
addressed > put, fixed; _hence:_ donned

8 And at him fiercely flew, with courage filled,
9 And eager greediness through every member thrilled.

greediness > eagerness, zeal
member > limb

108.7

Therewith the Gyant buckled him to fight,
2 Inflam'd with scornefull wrath and high disdaine,
And lifting vp his dreadfull club on hight,
4 All arm'd with ragged snubbes and knottie graine,
Him thought at first encounter to haue slaine.
6 But wise and warie was that noble Pere,
And lightly leaping from so monstrous maine,
8 Did faire auoide the violence him nere;
It booted nought, to thinke, such thunderbolts to beare.

1 Therewith the giant buckled himself to fight,

Therewith > With that, thereupon
buckled > prepared

2 Inflamed with scornful wrath and high disdain,

disdain > anger

3 And, lifting up his dreadful club on high
4 (All armed with ragged snubs and knotty grain),

snubs > snags; stubs (cf. 107.10:7)

5 Him thought at first encounter to have slain.
6 But wise and wary was that noble peer,

peer > {One equally matched with another; nobleman}

7 And, lightly leaping from so monstrous main,

lightly > lightly; quickly
so > such
main > force

8 Did fair avoid the violence him near;
9 It booted naught to think such thunderbolts to bear.

booted naught to think > [did not bear thinking about]

108.8

Ne shame he thought to shunne so hideous might:
2 The idle stroke, enforcing furious way,
Missing the marke of his misa