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7 Whose passing price uneath was to be told;
passing > surpassing
uneath > scarcely
8 And by her side there sat a gentle pair
9 Of turtle doves, she sitting in an ivory chair.
110.32
The knight and _Vna_ entring, faire her greet,
2 And bid her ioy of that her happie brood;
Who them requites with court'sies seeming meet,
4 And entertaines with friendly chearefull mood.
Then _Vna_ her besought, to be so good,
6 As in her vertuous rules to schoole her knight,
Now after all his torment well withstood,
8 In that sad house of _Penaunce_, where his spright
Had past the paines of hell, and long enduring night.
1 The knight and Una entering, fair her greet,
fair > courteously
2 And bid her joy of that her happy brood;
3 Who them requites with courtesies seeming meet,
meet > appropriate
4 And entertains with friendly cheerful mood.
entertains > receives; _hence:_ greets
5 Then Una her besought to be so good
6 As in her virtuous rules to school her knight,
7 Now after all his torment well withstood
8 In that sad house of Penance, where his spirit
sad house of Penance > (Cf. 105.53:9; "sad" here = "grave"; also:
"steadfast")
9 Had passed the pains of hell, and long-enduring night.
passed > endured
110.33
She was right ioyous of her iust request,
2 And taking by the hand that Faeries sonne,
Gan him instruct in euery good behest,
4 Of loue, and righteousnesse, and well to donne,
And wrath, and hatred warely to shonne,
6 That drew on men Gods hatred, and his wrath,
And many soules in dolours had fordonne:
8 In which when him she well instructed hath,
From thence to heauen she teacheth him the ready path.
1 She was right joyous of her just request,
right joyous of > very delighted by
just > righteous; proper
2 And, taking by the hand that Faery's son,
3 Gan him instruct in every good behest
Gan > Did; began to
behest > injunction (esp. of a religious nature)
4 Of love and righteousness, and well to do,
well > good
5 And wrath and hatred warely to shun,
warely > vigilantly, cautiously
6 That drew on men God's hatred, and His wrath,
7 And many souls in dolours had fordone:
dolours > sorrows, griefs
fordone > utterly ruined
8 In which when him she well instructed has,
9 From thence to heaven she teaches him the ready path.
teaches
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