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2 With foul enfouldred smoke and flashing fire,

enfouldred > {?As black as a thunder-cloud. SU; cf. 202.20:9}

3 The hell-bred beast threw forth to the skies,
4 That all was covered with darkness dire:

That > [So that]

5 Then, fraught with rancour and engorged ire,

fraught > filled
engorged > swallowed; _hence:_ internal, swelling, choking

6 He cast at once him to avenge for all,

cast > decided, resolved
him > [himself]
for all > [once and for all]

7 And, gathering up himself out of the mire,
8 With his uneven wings did fiercely fall

uneven > (One has been hurt)

9 Upon his sun-bright shield, and gripped it fast withal.

fast > firmly
withal > notwithstanding [his pain]; as well, moreover

111.41

Much was the man encombred with his hold,
2 In feare to lose his weapon in his paw,
Ne wist yet, how his talants to vnfold;
4 +For+ harder was from _Cerberus_ greedie iaw
To plucke a bone, then from his cruell claw
6 To reaue by +strength,+ the griped gage away:
Thrise he assayd it from his foot to draw,
8 And thrise in vaine to draw it did assay,
It booted nought to thinke, to robbe him of his pray.

4 For > Nor _1609; cf. 506.26:5-6_
6 strength, > strength _1609_

1 Much was the man encumbered with his hold,
2 In fear to lose his weapon in his paw,
3 Nor wist yet how his talons to unfold;

wist > knew

4 For harder was from Cerberus' greedy jaw
5 To pluck a bone, than from his cruel claw
6 To reave by strength the gripped gage away:

reave > take
gage > battle-token (cf. 104.39:5, where another shield is the gage)

7 Thrice he essayed it from his foot to draw,

essayed > attempted

8 And thrice in vain to draw it did essay;
9 It booted naught to think to rob him of his prey.

booted naught > [availed nothing, was useless]

111.42

Tho when he saw no power might preuaile,
2 His trustie sword he cald to his last aid,
Wherewith he fiercely did his foe assaile,
4 And double blowes about him stoutly laid,
That glauncing fire out of the yron plaid;
6 As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly,
When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid;
8 Therewith at last he forst him to vnty
One of his grasping feete, him to defend thereby.

1 Tho, when he saw no power might prevail,

Tho > Then

2 His trusty sword he called to his last aid,
3 Wherewith he fier