hed state,
Die > [To die]
rue > feel sorry for
8 You, whom my hard avenging destiny
9 Has made judge of my life or death indifferently.
101.52
Your owne deare sake forst me at first to leaue
2 My Fathers kingdome, There she stopt with teares;
Her swollen hart her speach seemd to bereaue,
4 And then againe begun, My weaker yeares
Captiu'd to fortune and frayle worldly feares,
6 Fly to your faith for succour and sure ayde:
Let me not dye in languor and long teares.
8 Why Dame (quoth he) what hath ye thus dismayd?
What frayes ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayd?
1 "Your own dear sake forced me at first to leave
2 My father's kingdom ..." there she stopped with tears;
3 Her swollen heart her speech seemed to bereave,
bereave > take away
4 And then again began: "My weaker years,
weaker > weaker; too-weak
years > age; _hence:_ youth
5 Captived to fortune and frail worldly fears,
Captived > Made captive
6 Fly to your faith for succour and sure aid:
7 Let me not die in languor and long tears."
languor > sorrow
8 "Why, dame," quoth he, "what has you thus dismayed?
9 What frays you, that were wont to comfort me afraid?"
frays > frightens; assails
wont > accustomed (e.g. at 101.19:1-4)
afraid > [when afraid; when I was afraid]
101.53
Loue of your selfe, she said, and deare constraint
2 Lets me not sleepe, but wast the wearie night
In secret anguish and vnpittied plaint,
4 Whiles you in carelesse sleepe are drowned quight.
Her doubtfull words made that redoubted knight
6 Suspect her truth: yet +since no'vntruth+ he knew,
Her fawning loue with foule disdainefull spight
8 He would not shend, but said, Deare dame I rew,
That for my sake vnknowne such griefe vnto you grew.
6 since no'vntruth > sith n'vntruth _1609_
1 "Love of yourself," she said, "and dear constraint
dear > sore, grievous; dear, affectionate
constraint > affliction, distress
2 Let me not sleep, but waste the weary night
3 In secret anguish and unpitied plaint,
plaint > complaint, lamentation
4 While you in careless sleep are drowned quite."
careless > unconscious, free from cares
5 Her doubtful words made that redoubted knight
doubtful > questionable, ambiguous; fearful
6 Suspect her truth: yet since no untruth he knew,
truth > [fidelity; or: the truth of her explanation]
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