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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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