, admit

5 That no'te without a hound fine footing trace.

no'te > cannot
fine footing trace > trace faint tracks

6 And you, O fairest princess under sky,

you > [Elizabeth]

7 In this fair mirror may behold your face,

this fair mirror > [the poem; Gloriana; "mirror" also = "paragon of
beauty", cf. 106.15:6]

8 And your own realms in land of Faery,
9 And in this antique image your great ancestry.

antique > ancient; old-fashioned; _also:_ antic: grotesque, bizarre

200.5

The which O pardon me thus to enfold
2 In couert vele, and wrap in shadowes light,
That feeble eyes your glory may behold,
4 Which else could not endure those +beames+ bright,
But would be dazled with exceeding light.
6 O pardon, and vouchsafe with patient eare
The braue aduentures of this Faery knight
8 The good Sir _Guyon_ gratiously to heare,
In whom great rule of Temp'raunce goodly doth appeare.

4 beames > beamez _1609, emphasizing the disyllable; cf. 110.39:4,
204.28:8, 206.39:5_

1 Which O pardon me thus to enfold

pardon > {Make courteous allowance for}

2 In covert veil, and wrap in shadows light,
3 That feeble eyes your glory may behold,

That > [So that]

4 Which else could not endure those beams bright,

else > otherwise

5 But would be dazzled with exceeding light.
6 O pardon, and vouchsafe with patient ear
7 The brave adventures of this Faery knight

brave > brave; splendid

8 (The good Sir Guyon) graciously to hear,

9 In whom great rule of Temperance goodly does appear.

goodly > gracefully; excellently

CANTO I

_Guyon by Archimage abusd,
2 The Redcrosse knight awaytes,
Findes Mordant and Amauia slaine
4 With pleasures poisoned baytes._

1 Guyon, by Archimago abused,

Guyon > (The origin of this name is not clear. It may be derived
from "Gihon", the river in Eden associated with temperance; from
"gyon", meaning "wrestler"; or from "Guy", the name of various
romance heroes)
abused > deceived; ill-used

2 The Redcross Knight awaits,

awaits > keeps watch for; waylays

3 Finds Mordant and Amavia slain

Mordant > "Biting" (the spelling at 201.49:9 (see Textual Appendix)
also signifies "Death-giver")
Amavia > "Life-loving"; "The Way of Love" (Latin)

4 With Pleasure's poisoned baits.

Pleasure > (The enchantress, Acrasia, so named at 212.1:8 and
212.48:8)

201.1

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