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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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