t George of merry England, the sign of victory."

merry > pleasant
sign > emblem

110.62

Vnworthy wretch (quoth he) of so great grace,
2 How dare I thinke such glory to attaine?
These that haue it attaind, were in like cace
4 +(Quoth he) as wretched, and liu'd in like paine.+
But deeds of armes must I at last be faine,
6 And Ladies loue to leaue so dearely bought?
What need of armes, where peace doth ay remaine,
8 (Said he) and +battailes none are to be+ fought?
As for loose loues +are+ vaine, and vanish into nought.

4 (Quoth he) as wretched, and liu'd in like paine. > As wretched
men, and liued in like paine. _1590_
8 battailes none are to be > bitter battailes all are _1590_
9 are > they'are _1590; but cf. 503.22:5_

1 "Unworthy wretch," quoth he, "of so great grace,

of > (Dependent upon "Vnworthy": "I, wretch, unworthy of so great
grace")
so > such

2 How dare I think such glory to attain?"
3 "These, that have it attained, were in like case,"

like case > [a] similar plight

4 Quoth he, "as wretched, and lived in like pain."
5 "But deeds of arms must I at last be fain

fain > obliged

6 And ladies' love, to leave, so dearly bought?"
7 "What need of arms, where peace does ay remain,"

ay > ever, always

8 Said he, "and battles none are to be fought?
9 As for loose loves, they are vain, and vanish into naught."

110.63

O let me not (quoth he) +then turne+ againe
2 Backe to the world, whose ioyes so fruitlesse are;
But let me here for aye in peace remaine,
4 Or streight way on that last long voyage fare,
That nothing may my present hope empare.
6 That may not be (said he) ne maist thou yit
Forgo that royall maides bequeathed care,
8 Who did her cause into thy hand commit,
Till from her cursed foe thou haue her freely quit.

1 then turne > returne _1609_

1 "O let me not," quoth he, "then turn again
2 Back to the world, whose joys so fruitless are;
3 But let me here for ay in peace remain,

ay > ever, always

4 Or straightway on that last long voyage fare,

voyage > journey

5 That nothing may my present hope impair."

That > [So that]
impair > weaken, lessen; impair

6 "That may not be," said he, "nor may you yet
7 Forgo that royal maid's bequeathed care,

bequeathed > committed, assigned (the adventure was assigned to him
by the Faery Queen; see I:152-81)

8 Who