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nt and great glee: glee > play; _also:_ musical entertainment 3 She caused them be led in courteous wise be > [to be] wise > fashion 4 Into a bower, disarmed to be, bower > chamber disarmed > relieved of their armour 5 And cheered well with wine and spicery: spicery > spices 6 The Redcross Knight was soon disarmed there, 7 But the brave maid would not disarmed be, brave > brave; splendid 8 But only vented up her umbrere, vented up her umbrere > raised her visor 9 And so did let her goodly visage to appear. let > allow goodly > beautiful 301.43 As when faire _Cynthia_, in darkesome night, 2 Is in a noyous cloud enueloped, Where she may find the substaunce thin and light, 4 Breakes forth her siluer beames, and her bright hed Discouers to the world discomfited; 6 Of the poore traueller, that went astray, With thousand blessings she is heried; 8 Such was the beautie and the shining ray, With which faire _Britomart_ gaue light vnto the day. 1 As when fair Cynthia, in darksome night, 2 Is in a noyous cloud enveloped, noyous > vexatious 3 Where she may find the substance thin and light, 4 Breaks forth her silver beams, and her bright head bright > bright; beautiful 5 Discovers to the world discomfited; Discovers > Reveals discomfited > perplexed; dejected 6 Of the poor traveller, that went astray, Of > By 7 With thousand blessings she is heried; heried > praised, worshipped 8 Such was the beauty and the shining ray, 9 With which fair Britomart gave light to the day. 301.44 And eke those six, which lately with her fought, 2 Now were disarmd, and did them selues present Vnto her vew, and company vnsoght; 4 For they all seemed curteous and gent, And all sixe brethren, borne of one parent, 6 Which had them traynd in all ciuilitee, And goodly taught to tilt and turnament; 8 Now were they liegemen to this Lady free, And her knights seruice ought, to hold of her in fee. 1 And eke those six, which lately with her fought, eke > also, moreover 2 Now were disarmed, and did themselves present disarmed > relieved of their armour 3 To her view and company, unsought; her > (Self-evidently Britomart's; but if we take this to mean "Malecasta's", lines 7-9 of the stanza contain _doubles entendres_ on "tilt", "free", "seruice", "ought" (in
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