s with troublous bellowing;
9 The neighbour woods around with hollow murmur ring.
murmur > grumbling [sound]
108.12
That when his deare _Duessa_ heard, and saw
2 The euill stownd, that daungerd her estate,
Vnto his aide she hastily did draw
4 Her dreadfull beast, who swolne with bloud of late
Came ramping forth with proud +presumpteous+ gate,
6 And threatned all his heads like flaming brands.
But him the Squire made quickly to retrate,
8 Encountring fierce with single sword in hand,
And twixt him and his Lord did like bulwarke stand.
5 presumpteous > presumptuous _1609_
1 That when his dear Duessa heard, and saw
2 The evil stound that dangered her estate,
stound > {Time of peril or pain (chiefly in northern dialect)}
dangered > endangered
estate > prosperity, fortune; condition, rank, status
3 To his aid she hastily did draw
4 Her dreadful beast, who, swollen with blood of late,
5 Came ramping forth with proud presumptuous gait,
ramping > leaping
6 And threatened all his heads like flaming brands.
7 But him the squire made quickly to retrait,
retrait > retreat, retire
8 Encountering fiercely with single sword in hand,
9 And 'twixt him and his lord did like bulwark stand.
lord > [Arthur]
108.13
The proud _Duessa_ full of wrathfull spight,
2 And fierce disdaine, to be affronted so,
Enforst her purple beast with all her might
4 That stop out of the way to ouerthroe,
Scorning the let of so vnequall foe:
6 But nathemore would that courageous swayne
To her yeeld passage, gainst his Lord to goe,
8 But with outrageous strokes did him restraine,
And with his bodie bard the way atwixt them twaine.
1 The proud Duessa, full of wrathful spite
2 And fierce disdain, to be affronted so,
disdain > indignation, anger
affronted > defied; confronted
3 Enforced her purple beast with all her might
Enforced > Encouraged; constrained
4 That stop out of the way to overthrow,
stop > obstacle [the squire]
5 Scorning the let of so unequal foe:
let > hindrance
so > such [an]
6 But nathemore would that courageous swain
nathemore > never the more
swain > youth, young man
7 To her yield passage, gainst his lord to go,
gainst > against
8 But with outrageous strokes did him restrain,
outrageous > violent
him > [the beast]
9 And with his body barred the way atwixt
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