4 On which had many wretches hanged been,
5 Whose carcases were scattered on the green,
6 And thrown about the cliffs. Arrived there,
7 That bare-headed knight, for dread and doleful teen,

teen > grief, pain

8 Would fain have fled, nor dared approach near,

fain > gladly

9 But the other forced him stay, and comforted in fear.

stay > [to stay]
comforted > [comforted him]

109.35

That darkesome caue they enter, where they find
2 That cursed man, low sitting on the ground,
Musing full sadly in his sullein mind;
4 His +griesie+ lockes, long growen, and vnbound,
Disordred hong about his shoulders round,
6 And hid his face; through which his hollow eyne
Lookt deadly dull, and stared as astound;
8 His raw-bone cheekes through penurie and pine,
+Were+ shronke into his iawes, as he did neuer dine.

4 griesie > griesly _1611_
9 Were > Where _1596_

1 That darksome cave they enter, where they find
2 That cursed man, low sitting on the ground,
3 Musing full sadly in his sullen mind;

full > very
sullen > malignant; melancholy

4 His griesy locks, long grown, and unbound,

griesy > squalid, hideous (see also Textual Appendix)

5 Disordered hung about his shoulders round,
6 And hid his face; through which his hollow eyes
7 Looked deadly dull, and stared as astounded;

as > [as though]
astounded > {Stupefied; shocked with alarm, surprise, or wonder}

8 His raw-boned cheeks, through penury and pine,

raw-boned > {Gaunt; having projecting bones}
pine > starvation, want

9 Were shrunk into his jaws, as he did never dine.

as > [as though]

109.36

His garment nought but many ragged clouts,
2 With thornes together pind and patched was,
The which his naked sides he wrapt abouts;
4 And him beside there lay vpon the gras
A drearie corse, whose life away did pas,
6 All wallowd in his owne yet luke-warme blood,
That from his wound yet welled fresh alas;
8 In which a rustie knife fast fixed stood,
And made an open passage for the gushing flood.

1 His garment, naught but many ragged clouts,

clouts > rags

2 With thorns together pinned and patched was,
3 Which his naked sides he wrapped abouts;

abouts > about (characteristic of northern dialect)

4 And him beside there lay upon the grass
5 A dreary corse, whose life away did pass,

dreary > gory; dreadful, grim
corse > body