As if late fight had nought him damnifyde,
8 He woxe dismayd, and gan his fate to feare;
Nathlesse with wonted rage he him aduaunced neare.

1 Then freshly up arose the doughty knight,
2 All healed of his hurts and wounds wide,
3 And did himself to battle ready dight;

dight > prepare, arrange

4 Whose early foe (awaiting him beside

awaiting > keeping watch

5 To have devoured so soon as day he spied),

To > [In order to]
so > [him as]
day > [daylight]
he > [the dragon]

6 When now he saw himself so freshly rear,

he > [the dragon]
himself > [the knight]

7 As if late fight had naught him damnified,

late > [the] recent
naught > not at all
damnified > injured

8 He waxed dismayed, and began his fate to fear;

He waxed > [The dragon] grew

9 Natheless with wonted rage he him advanced near.

Natheless > Nevertheless
wonted > customary

111.53

And in his first encounter, gaping wide,
2 He thought attonce him to haue swallowd quight,
And rusht vpon him with outragious pride;
4 Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight,
Perforce rebutted backe. The weapon bright
6 Taking aduantage of his open iaw,
Ran through his mouth with so importune might,
8 That deepe emperst his darksome hollow maw,
And back retyrd, his life bloud forth with all did draw.

1 And in his first encounter, gaping wide,
2 He thought at once him to have swallowed quite,

at once > at once; at one time; _hence:_ in one mouthful

3 And rushed upon him with outrageous pride;

outrageous > intemperate, excessively fierce

4 Who, him rencountering fierce, as hawk in flight,

rencountering > colliding with; coming into hostile contact with

5 Perforce rebutted back. The weapon bright,

Perforce > By force

6 Taking advantage of his open jaw,
7 Ran through his mouth with so importune might

so importune > such grievous

8 That deep empierced his darksome hollow maw,

That > [That it]
empierced > transfixed

9 And, back retired, his life-blood forth withal did draw.

withal > with that, _hence:_ with the sword

111.54

So downe he fell, and forth his life did breath,
2 That vanisht into smoke and cloudes swift;
So downe he fell, that th'earth him vnderneath
4 Did grone, as feeble so great load to lift;
So downe he fell, as an huge rockie clift,
6 Whose false foundation waues haue washt a