ive to Faery Land (see 210.71 ff.)}

3 Where he slept soundly, void of evil thought,
4 And with false shows abuse his fantasy,

shows > appearances
abuse his fantasy > deceive his imagination

5 In sort as he him schooled privily:

In sort as > [As, in the manner in which]
privily > secretly

6 And that new creature, born without her due,
7 Full of the maker's guile, with usage sly

usage > practice, craft [of Archimago]; behaviour, demeanour [of the
sprite]

8 He taught to imitate that lady true,
9 Whose semblance she did carry under feigned hue.

hue > appearance; colours

101.47

Thus well instructed, to their worke they hast,
2 And comming where the knight in slomber lay,
The one vpon his hardy head him plast,
4 And made him dreame of loues and lustfull play,
That nigh his manly hart did melt away,
6 Bathed in wanton blis and wicked ioy:
Then seemed him his Lady by him lay,
8 And to him playnd, how that false winged +boy,+
Her chast hart had subdewd, to learne Dame +Pleasures+ toy.

boy, > boy _1609_
Pleasures > pleasures _1596_

1 Thus well instructed, to their work they hasten,
2 And, coming where the knight in slumber lay,
3 The one upon his hardy head himself placed,

The one > [The sprite who had visited Morpheus]
hardy head > courageous head; _or:_ hardihead: hardihood, boldness,
courage

4 And made him dream of loves and lustful play,
5 That nigh his manly heart did melt away,
6 Bathed in wanton bliss and wicked joy:
7 Then seemed him his lady by him lay,

Then seemed him > [Then it seemed to him that]

8 And to him complained how that false winged boy

that false winged boy > [Cupid]

9 Her chaste heart had subdued, to learn Dame Pleasure's toy.

subdued > led aside, stolen away (Latin _subduco_, cognate with
_seduco_ and hence "seduce")
learn > learn; teach [her]
Dame Pleasure's toy > love-making, lust (Dame Pleasure = Venus;
toy = amorous game)

101.48

And she her selfe of beautie soueraigne Queene,
2 Faire _Venus_ seemde vnto his bed to bring
Her, whom he waking euermore did +weene,+
4 To be the chastest flowre, that ay did spring
On earthly braunch, the daughter of a king,
6 Now a loose Leman to vile seruice bound:
And eke the _Graces_ seemed all to sing,
8 _Hymen i{o~} Hymen_, dauncing all around,
Whilst freshest _Flora_ her +with+ Yuie girlond