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d heat of hardiment, Raunging the forest wide on courser free, 8 The fields, the floods, the heauens with one consent Did seeme to laugh +on+ me, and fauour mine intent. 9 on > at _1590, 1596: FE_ 1 "Example make of him, your hapless joy, him > [the Redcross Knight] joy > [source or object of delight] 2 And of myself now mated, as you see; mated > overcome, stupefied; _also:_ mated as in chess [by the Faery Queen] 3 Whose prouder vaunt that proud avenging boy prouder vaunt > too-proud boast that proud avenging boy > [Cupid] 4 Did soon pluck down, and curbed my liberty. 5 For on a day, pricked forth with jollity pricked forth > spurred on, goaded jollity > pleasure, lust 6 Of looser life, and heat of hardiment, looser > too-loose; the looser hardiment > hardihood, boldness 7 Ranging the forest wide on courser free, 8 The fields, the floods, the heavens, with one concent concent > harmony, concord 9 Did seem to laugh on me, and favour my intent. laugh on > smile on, favour intent > purpose, intention, desire; frame of mind 109.13 For-wearied with my sports, I did alight 2 From loftie steed, and downe to sleepe me layd; The verdant gras my couch did goodly dight, 4 And pillow was my helmet faire displayd: Whiles euery sence the humour sweet embayd, 6 And slombring soft my hart did steale away, Me seemed, by my side a royall Mayd 8 Her daintie limbes full softly down did lay: So faire a creature yet saw neuer sunny day. 1 "Forwearied with my sports, I did alight Forwearied > Wearied, exhausted 2 From lofty steed, and down to sleep me laid; 3 The verdant grass my couch did goodly dight, dight > prepare, arrange; hence: provide 4 And pillow was my helmet fair displayed; displayed > spread out (presumably his head was resting on the "bunch of haires" mentioned at 107.32:2, and "helmet" should thus be read as "helm" or "crest"; but cf. 304.53:9) 5 While every sense the humour sweet embayed, humour > dew [of sleep: cf. 101.36:2] embayed > bathed 6 And, slumbering soft, my heart did steal away; 7 Me seemed by my side a royal maid Me seemed > [It seemed to me that] 8 Her dainty limbs full softly down did lay: dainty > delightful, comely full > very, exceedingly 9 So fair a creature yet saw never sunny day. 109.14 Most goodly glee and louely blandishment
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