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Renew, as one were born that very day. 6 Both Siloam this, and Jordan, did excel, (The word-order in line 6 is exceptionally convoluted: "This did excel both Siloam and Jordan") Siloam > (Or Silo, the pool of Siloam; see _John_ 9.7) Jordan > (The River Jordan, in which Naaman was cured of leprosy (_2 Kings_ 5.1-14) and in which Christ was baptized by John (_Matt._ 3)) 7 And the English Bath, and eke the German Spau, Bath > (In Avon, England, a spa since at least Roman times) eke > also Spau > (Near Li{e\}ge in Belgium) 8 Nor can Cephissus, nor Hebrus, match this well: can > did; can Cephissus > (The waters of this Greek river were used to purify Deucalion and Pyrrha (_Met._ 1.369-70); and for washing and whitening fleeces (Pliny, _Hist. Nat_. 2.106)) Hebrus > (A river in Thrace with unusually pure water (see Horace, _Epistles_ 1.16:13)) well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers} 9 Into the same the knight, back overthrown, fell. 111.31 Now gan the golden _Ph{oe}bus_ for to steepe 2 His fierie face in billowes of the west, And his faint steedes watred in Ocean deepe, 4 Whiles from their iournall labours they did rest, When that infernall Monster, hauing kest 6 His wearie foe into that liuing well, Can high aduance his broad discoloured brest, 8 Aboue his wonted pitch, with countenance fell, And clapt his yron wings, as victor he did dwell. 1 Now began the golden Phoebus to steep Phoebus > (Who each day drives his chariot across the sky) 2 His fiery face in billows of the west, 3 And his faint steeds watered in ocean deep, 4 While from their journal labours they did rest, journal > daily; diurnal; _or:_ viatical (a "journal" was also a day's travel, or any journey) 5 When that infernal monster, having cast 6 His weary foe into that living well, living > constantly flowing; refreshing well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers} 7 Can high advance his broad discoloured breast Can > Did discoloured > varicoloured, _hence:_ speckled (111.15:2); _also:_ stained, dingy 8 Above his wonted pitch, with countenance fell, wonted > accustomed pitch > height (to which a bird of prey rises before stooping on its prey) fell > fierce, terrible 9 And clapped his iron wings, as victor he did dwell. as > [as though as] dwell > live; _hence:_ survive, remain 111.32 Which when his pensiue Ladie saw f
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