rom farre,
2 Great woe and sorrow did her soule assay,
As weening that the sad end of the warre,
4 And gan to highest God entirely pray,
That feared chance from her to turne away;
6 With folded hands and knees full lowly bent
All night she watcht, ne once adowne would lay
8 Her daintie limbs in her sad dreriment,
But praying still did wake, and waking did lament.
1 Which when his pensive lady saw from far,
pensive > apprehensive, anxious
2 Great woe and sorrow did her soul assay,
assay > assault; test, make trial of
3 As weening that the sad end of the war,
weening > supposing
that > [that sight]
4 And gan to highest God entirely pray,
gan > did
entirely > unreservedly; _or:_ inwardly (cf. e.g. 408.23:9)
5 That feared chance from her to turn away;
6 With folded hands, and knees full lowly bent,
full > very
7 All night she watched, nor once adown would lay
adown > down
8 Her dainty limbs in her sad dreariment,
dainty > {Delightful; of delicate beauty}
dreariment > affliction, melancholy
9 But praying still did wake, and waking did lament.
still > continually
111.33
The morrow next gan early to appeare,
2 That _Titan_ rose to runne his daily race;
But early ere the morrow next gan reare
4 Out of the sea faire _Titans_ deawy face,
Vp rose the gentle virgin from her place,
6 And looked all about, if she might spy
Her loued knight to moue his manly pace:
8 For she had great doubt of his safety,
Since late she saw him fall before his enemy.
1 The morrow next began early to appear,
2 That Titan rose to run his daily race;
That > [So that; when]
race > journey
3 But early, ere the morrow next gan rear
gan > did
4 Out of the sea fair Titan's dewy face,
5 Up rose the gentle virgin from her place,
gentle > gentle; noble
6 And looked all about, if she might spy
if > [in the hope that]
7 Her beloved knight to move his manly pace:
to move > [moving]
8 For she had great doubt of his safety,
doubt of > fear for
9 Since late she saw him fall before his enemy.
late > recently
111.34
At last she saw, where he vpstarted braue
2 Out of the well, wherein he drenched lay;
As Eagle fresh out of the Ocean waue,
4 Where he hath left his plumes all hoary gray,
And deckt himselfe with feathers youthly gay,
6 Like Eyas hauke
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