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Discourst his voyage long, according his request. 1 Then, when with meats and drinks of every kind 2 Their fervent appetites they quenched had, 3 That ancient lord gan fit occasion find gan > did 4 Of strange adventures, and of perils sad, Of > [An account of] sad > grievous 5 Which in his travel him befallen had, 6 To demand of his renowned guest: demand > request (the modern sense is rather too strong) 7 Who then with utterance grave, and countenance sad, sad > sober 8 From point to point, as is before expressed, 9 Discoursed his voyage long, according his request. Discoursed > Told of voyage > journey according > granting 112.16 Great +pleasure+ mixt with pittifull regard, 2 That godly King and Queene did passionate, Whyles they his pittifull aduentures heard, 4 That oft they did lament his lucklesse state, And often blame the too importune fate, 6 That heapd on him so many wrathfull wreakes: For neuer gentle knight, as he of late, 8 So tossed was in fortunes cruell freakes; And all the while salt teares bedeawd the hearers cheaks. 1 pleasure > pleasures _1596, 1609_ 1 Great pleasure mixed with pitiful regard 2 That godly king and queen did passionate, passionate > {Excite or imbue with passion; express with passion} 3 While they his pitiful adventures heard, 4 That oft they did lament his luckless state, That > [So that] 5 And often blame the too importune fate blame > reprove importune > grievous 6 That heaped on him so many wrathful wreaks: wreaks > {Vindictive or vengeful acts (mainly northern dialect)} 7 For never gentle knight, as he of late, gentle > noble; gentle 8 So tossed was in Fortune's cruel freaks; in > [by] freaks > whims, vagaries 9 And all the while salt tears bedewed the hearers' cheeks. 112.17 Then said +the+ royall Pere in sober wise; 2 Deare Sonne, great beene the euils, which ye bore From first to last in your late enterprise, 4 That I note, whether prayse, or pitty more: For neuer liuing man, I weene, so sore 6 In sea of deadly daungers was distrest; But +since+ now safe ye seised haue the shore, 8 And well arriued are, (high God be blest) Let vs deuize of ease and euerlasting rest. 1 the > that _1590_ 7 since > sith _1609_ 1 Then said the royal peer in sober wise: peer > nobleman wise > manner
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