e found,
3 That have my name and nation read aright,
nation > country; nationality
read > expounded; discerned
4 And taught the way that does to heaven boun?"
boun > go, set out; _hence:_ lead
5 This said, adown he looked to the ground,
adown > down
6 To have returned; but dazed were his eyes
7 Through passing brightness (which did quite confound
passing > surpassing
8 His feeble sense) and too exceeding shine.
shine > brilliance
9 So dark are earthly things compared to things divine.
to > with
110.68
At last whenas himselfe he gan to find,
2 To _Vna_ back he cast him to retire;
Who him awaited still with pensiue mind.
4 Great thankes and goodly meed to that good syre,
He thence departing gaue for his paines hyre.
6 So came to _Vna_, who him ioyd to see,
And after litle rest, gan him desire,
8 Of her aduenture mindfull for to bee.
So leaue they take of _C{oe}lia_, and her daughters three.
1 At last, when himself he began to find,
find > [recover]
2 To Una back he cast himself to retire;
cast > resolved, decided
3 Who him awaited still with pensive mind.
pensive > apprehensive, anxious
4 Great thanks, and goodly meed, to that good sire
goodly meed > courteous reward; _hence:_ praise, thanks
sire > father, elderly man
5 He thence departing gave for his pains' hire.
for his pains' hire > as reward for his efforts
6 So came to Una, who him joyed to see,
7 And, after little rest, gan him desire
gan > did
8 Of her adventure mindful to be.
9 So leave they take of Caelia, and her daughters three.
CANTO XI
_The knight with that old Dragon fights
2 two dayes incessantly:
The third him ouerthrowes, and gayns
4 most glorious victory._
1 The knight with that old dragon fights
that old dragon > (Cf. _Rev._ 20.2)
2 two days incessantly:
3 The third him overthrows, and gains
4 most glorious victory.
111.1
HIgh time now gan it wex for _Vna_ faire,
2 To thinke of those her captiue Parents deare,
And their forwasted kingdome to repaire:
4 Whereto whenas they now approched neare,
With hartie words her knight she gan to cheare,
6 And in her modest manner thus bespake;
Deare knight, as deare, as euer knight was deare,
8 That all these sorrowes suffer for my sake,
High heauen behold the tedious toyle, ye for me take.
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