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here at his feete, with sorrowfull demaine 8 And deadly hew, an armed corse did lye, In whose dead face he red great magnanimity. 1 By this that stranger knight in presence came, By this > At this; by this time stranger > new-come; foreign 2 And goodly salued them; who naught again goodly salued > courteously saluted again > in reply 3 Him answered, as courtesy became, 4 But with stern looks, and stomachous disdain, stern > fierce, grim stomachous > haughty, irascible, bitter 5 Gave signs of grudge and discontentment vain: vain > proud 6 Then, turning to the palmer, he gan spy gan > did 7 Where at his feet, with sorrowful demean demean > bearing, demeanour 8 And deadly hue, an armed corse did lie, deadly hue > deathly colour, death-like appearance armed corse > [body clad in armour] 9 In whose dead face he read great magnanimity. read > discerned magnanimity > greatness of mind (cf. 207.9:3) 208.24 Said he then to the Palmer, Reuerend syre, 2 What great misfortune hath betidd this knight? Or did his life her fatall date expyre, 4 Or did he fall by treason, or by fight? How euer, sure I rew his pitteous plight. 6 Not one, nor other, (said the Palmer graue) Hath him befalne, but cloudes of deadly night 8 A while his heauie eylids couer'd haue, And all his senses drowned in deepe senselesse waue. 1 Said he then to the palmer, "Reverend sire, sire > {Father; form of address to an elderly or holy man; the original form of "sir"} 2 What great misfortune has betide this knight? betide > befallen 3 Or did his life its fatal date expire, Or > Either (pleonastic, and thus intensive) fatal date > preordained term expire > terminate, use up 4 Or did he fall by treason, or by fight? 5 However, sure I rue his piteous plight." However > In any case, in either event rue > {Regard with pity or compassion} 6 "Not one, nor other," said the palmer grave, 7 "Has him befallen, but clouds of deadly night 8 Awhile his heavy eyelids covered have, 9 And all his senses drowned in deep senseless wave. wave > water (metaphorical) 208.25 +Which, those his cruell foes, that stand hereby+, 2 Making aduantage, to reuenge their spight, Would him disarme, and treaten shamefully, 4 Vnworthy vsage of redoubted knight. But you, faire Sir, whose honorable sight 6 Doth
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