ce his deadly point to rest.
Exceeding rage enflam'd the furious beast,
6 To be auenged of so great despight;
For neuer felt his imperceable brest
8 So wondrous force, from hand of liuing wight;
Yet had he prou'd the powre of many a puissant knight.

1 Both horse and man up lightly rose again,

lightly > immediately; easily

2 And fresh encounter towards him addressed:
3 But the idle stroke yet back recoiled in vain,

idle > futile

4 And found no place its deadly point to rest.
5 Exceeding rage inflamed the furious beast,
6 To be avenged of so great despite;

so > such a
despite > outrage; act of defiance

7 For never felt his impierceable breast

impierceable > {Not pierceable}

8 So wondrous force from hand of living wight;

So > Such
wight > being, person, mortal

9 Yet had he proved the power of many a puissant knight.

proved > tested
puissant > powerful

111.18

Then with his wauing wings displayed wyde,
2 Himselfe vp high he lifted from the ground,
And with strong flight did forcibly diuide
4 The yielding aire, which nigh too feeble found
Her flitting partes, and element +vnsound+,
6 To beare so great a weight: he cutting way
With his broad sayles, about him soared round:
8 At last low stouping with vnweldie sway,
Snatcht vp both horse and man, to beare them quite away.

5 vnsound > vnfound _1596_

1 Then, with his waving wings displayed wide,

displayed > spread, spread out

2 Himself up high he lifted from the ground,
3 And with strong flight did forcibly divide
4 The yielding air, which nigh too feeble found
5 Her flitting parts and element unsound,

flitting > unsubstantial; yielding (cf. 104.5:5, 208.2:4)
unsound > unsubstantial

6 To bear so great a weight: he, cutting way
7 With his broad sails, about him soared round:

sails > wings (of a hawk)

8 At last, low stooping with unwieldy sway,

stooping > swooping (as a hawk on its prey)
sway > momentum, swing; sweep; force

9 Snatched up both horse and man, to bear them quite away.

111.19

Long he them bore aboue the subiect plaine,
2 So farre as Ewghen bow a shaft may send,
Till struggling strong did him at last constraine,
4 To let them downe before his flightes end:
As hagard hauke presuming to contend
6 With hardie fowle, aboue his hable might,
His wearie pounces all in vaine doth sp