te again so sore
mortal > lethal
3 That headless his unwieldy body lay,
4 All wallowed in his own foul bloody gore,
5 Which flowed from his wounds in wondrous store.
6 But, soon as breath out of his breast did pass,
7 That huge great body, which the giant bore,
8 Was vanished quite; and of that monstrous mass
9 Was nothing left, but like an empty bladder was.
108.25
Whose grieuous fall, when false _Duessa_ spide,
2 Her golden cup she cast vnto the ground,
And crowned mitre rudely threw aside;
4 Such percing griefe her stubborne hart did wound,
That she could not endure that dolefull stound,
6 But leauing all behind her, fled away:
The light-foot Squire her quickly turnd around,
8 And by hard meanes enforcing her to stay,
So brought vnto his Lord, as his deserued pray.
1 Whose grievous fall when false Duessa spied,
2 Her golden cup she cast to the ground,
3 And crowned mitre rudely threw aside;
mitre > head-dress; sacerdotal head-dress (often associated with
episcopal office or dignity)
rudely > roughly
4 Such piercing grief her stubborn heart did wound,
stubborn > intractable
5 That she could not endure that doleful stound,
stound > {Period of alarm and tumult; peril (chiefly in northern
dialect)}
6 But, leaving all behind her, fled away:
7 The lightfoot squire her quickly turned around,
lightfoot > light-footed
8 And by hard means enforcing her to stay,
9 So brought to his lord, as his deserved prey.
So brought > [Thus brought her]
108.26
The royall Virgin, which beheld from farre,
2 In pensiue plight, and sad perplexitie,
The whole atchieuement of this doubtfull warre,
4 Came running fast to greet his victorie,
With sober gladnesse, and myld modestie,
6 And with sweet ioyous cheare him thus bespake;
Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie,
8 That with your worth the world amazed make,
How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake?
1 The royal virgin, who beheld from far,
2 In pensive plight and sad perplexity,
pensive > apprehensive, anxious
perplexity > distress
3 The whole achievement of this doubtful war,
doubtful > uncertain, unpredictable
4 Came running fast to greet his victory
greet > congratulate him on (SUFQ)
5 With sober gladness and mild modesty,
mild > gracious
6 And with sweet joyous cheer him thus
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