t, that she did thrill.

1 And her sacred book, with blood written,

blood > [of Christ]

2 That none could read, except she did them teach,

except > unless

3 She to him disclosed every whit;
4 And heavenly documents thereout did preach,

documents > lessons; proofs
thereout > out of that

5 That weaker wit of man could never reach,

weaker > [the] too-weak
wit > mind, intelligence, mental faculty

6 Of God, of grace, of justice, of free will,
7 That wonder was to hear her goodly speech:

goodly > fine, beautiful

8 For she was able with her words to kill,
9 And raise again to life, the heart that she did thrill.

thrill > pierce

110.20

And when she list poure out her larger spright,
2 She would commaund the hastie Sunne to stay,
Or backward turne his course from heauens hight;
4 Sometimes great hostes of men she could dismay,
Dry-shod to passe, she parts the flouds in tway;
6 And eke huge mountaines from their natiue seat
She would commaund, themselues to beare away,
8 And throw in raging sea with roaring threat.
Almightie God her gaue such powre, and puissance great.

5 _This line was added in 1609._

1 And, when she list pour out her larger spirit,

list > chose to
larger spirit > greater power, higher power

2 She would command the hasty sun to stay,

stay > wait (see _Josh._ 10.12)

3 Or backward turn its course from heaven's height;

backward > (See _2 Kings_ 20.10)

4 Sometimes great hosts of men she could dismay;

hosts > armies (see _Judg._ 7.21)
dismay > defeat

5 Dry-shod to pass, she parts the floods in tway,

parts > (See _Exod._ 14.21 ff.)
tway > two

6 And eke huge mountains from their native seat

eke > moreover
mountains > (See _Matt._ 21.21)
native seat > natural throne (i.e. foundations)

7 She would command themselves to bear away,
8 And throw in raging sea with roaring threat.

threat > pressure, thrust, _hence:_ force (Latin _trudere_, to
press, thrust, urge); _also:_ threat, peril

9 Almighty God her gave such power, and puissance great.

puissance > strength

110.21

The faithfull knight now grew in litle space,
2 By hearing her, and by her sisters lore,
To such perfection of all heauenly grace,
4 That wretched world he gan for to abhore,
And mortall life gan loath, as thing forlore,
6 Greeu'd with remembrance of his wicked wayes,
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