ich shaking off, he rent that iron door

rent > tore

6 With furious force and indignation fell;

fell > fierce, terrible

7 Where entered in, his foot could find no floor,
8 But all a deep descent, as dark as hell,
9 That breathed ever forth a filthy baneful smell.

baneful > life-destroying, poisonous

108.40

But neither darkenesse fowle, nor filthy bands,
2 Nor noyous smell his purpose could withhold,
(Entire affection hateth nicer hands)
4 But that with constant zeale, and courage bold,
After long paines and labours manifold,
6 He found the meanes that Prisoner vp to reare;
Whose feeble thighes, vnhable to vphold
8 His pined corse, him scarse to light could +beare,+
A ruefull spectacle of death and ghastly drere.

8 beare, > beare. _1596_

1 But neither darkness foul, nor filthy bonds,
2 Nor noyous smell his purpose could withhold

noyous > noisome

3 (Entire affection hates nicer hands),

Entire > Perfect, wholly devoted, unreserved
nicer > too-fastidious

4 But with constant zeal and courage bold,
5 After long pains and labours manifold,

pains > efforts

6 He found the means that prisoner up to rear;
7 Whose feeble thighs, unable to uphold
8 His pined corse, him scarce to light could bear,

pined corse > wasted body

9 A rueful spectacle of death and ghastly drear.

drear > sorrow, grief

108.41

His sad dull eyes deepe sunck in hollow pits,
2 Could not endure th'vnwonted sunne to view;
His bare thin cheekes for want of better bits,
4 And empty sides deceiued of their dew,
Could make a stony hart his hap to rew;
6 His rawbone armes, whose mighty brawned bowrs
Were wont to riue steele plates, +and+ helmets hew,
8 Were cleane consum'd, and all his vitall powres
Decayd, and all his flesh shronk vp like withered flowres.

7 and > _omitted from 1596_

1 His sad dull eyes, deep sunk in hollow pits,
2 Could not endure the unwonted sun to view;

unwonted > unaccustomed

3 His bare, thin cheeks, for want of better bits,

bits > [of food]

4 And empty sides deceived of their due,

deceived > deprived, cheated

5 Could make a stony heart his hap to rue;

hap > lot, fortune

6 His raw-boned arms, whose mighty brawned bowers

raw-boned > {Gaunt; having projecting bones}
brawned bowers > brawny muscles

7 Were wont to rive steel plates, and helmets hew,

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