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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