gain herself in great despite
despite > defiance; scorn
9 She grovelling threw to ground, as hating life and light.
grovelling threw > threw [herself] face-down
as > [as though]
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The gentle knight her soone with carefull paine
2 Vplifted light, and softly did vphold:
Thrise he her reard, and thrise she sunke againe,
4 Till he his armes about her sides gan fold,
And to her said; Yet if the stony cold
6 Haue not all seized on your frozen hart,
Let one word fall that may your griefe vnfold,
8 And tell the secret of your mortall smart;
He oft finds present helpe, who does his griefe impart.
1 The gentle knight her soon with careful pain
gentle > noble; gentle
soon > soon; immediately
pain > pains, effort
2 Uplifted light, and softly did uphold:
3 Thrice he her reared, and thrice she sank again,
4 Till he his arms about her sides gan fold,
gan > did
5 And to her said: "Yet if the stony cold
6 Has not all seized on your frozen heart,
7 Let one word fall that may your grief unfold,
8 And tell the secret of your mortal smart;
smart > pain; biting pain
9 He oft finds present help, who does his grief impart."
present > prompt, ready
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Then casting vp a deadly looke, full +low+
2 Shee +sight+ from bottome of her wounded brest,
And after, many bitter throbs did throw
4 With lips full pale and foltring tongue opprest,
These words she breathed forth from riuen chest;
6 Leaue, ah leaue off, what euer wight thou bee,
To let a wearie wretch from her dew rest,
8 And trouble dying soules tranquilitee.
Take not away now got, which none would giue to me.
1 low > low, _1596_
2 sight > sigh't _1609_
1 Then, casting up a deadly look, full low
full > very, exceedingly
2 She sighed from bottom of her wounded breast,
3 And after, many bitter throbs did throw
4 With lips full pale and faltering tongue oppressed;
5 These words she breathed forth from riven chest:
riven > split, torn asunder
6 "Leave, ah leave off, whatever wight you be,
wight > person, man
7 To let a weary wretch from her due rest,
let > hinder
8 And trouble dying soul's tranquillity.
9 Take not away now got, which none would give to me."
now > [that which I have now]
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Ah farre be it (said he) Deare dame fro mee,
2 To hinder soule from her desired rest,
Or hold sad
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