ymed sight
4 Did fall to ground, and with his heauie sway
So deepely dinted in the driuen clay,
6 That three yardes deepe a furrow vp did throw:
The sad earth wounded with so sore assay,
8 Did grone full grieuous vnderneath the blow,
And trembling with strange feare, did like an earthquake show.

1 No shame he thought to shun so hideous might:

thought > [thought it]
so > such
hideous > terrific; immense; odious

2 The idle stroke, enforcing furious way,

idle > futile

3 Missing the mark of his mis-aimed sight,
4 Did fall to ground and with his heavy sway

sway > swing, momentum of swing

5 So deeply dinted in the driven clay

dinted > impacted

6 That three yards deep a furrow up did throw:
7 The sad earth, wounded with so sore assay,

sad > steadfast; stiff, heavy
so > such [a]
assay > assault

8 Did groan full grievous underneath the blow,

full > very, exceedingly

9 And, trembling with strange fear, did like an earthquake show.

108.9

As when almightie _Ioue_ in wrathfull mood,
2 To wreake the guilt of mortall sins is bent,
Hurles forth his thundring dart with deadly food,
4 Enrold in flames, and smouldring dreriment,
Through riuen cloudes and molten firmament;
6 The fierce threeforked engin making way,
Both loftie towres and highest trees hath rent,
8 And all that might his angrie passage stay,
And shooting in the earth, casts vp a mount of clay.

1 As when almighty Jove, in wrathful mood,
2 To wreak the guilt of mortal sins is bent,

wreak > avenge
mortal > {Pertaining to mortals; also: deserving death}

3 Hurls forth his thundering dart with deadly feud,

feud > hatred

4 Enrolled in flames, and smouldering dreariment,

dreariment > gloom

5 Through riven clouds and molten firmament;
6 The fierce three-forked engine, making way,

engine > engine of destruction, missile

7 Both lofty towers and highest trees has rent,

rent > torn, split asunder

8 And all that might its angry passage stay;

stay > hinder

9 And, shooting in the earth, casts up a mount of clay.

mount > hill, hillock; mound

108.10

His boystrous club, so buried in the ground,
2 He could not rearen vp againe so light,
But that the knight him at +auantage+ found,
4 And whiles he stroue his combred clubbe to quight
Out of the earth, with blade all burning bright
6 He sm