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bowers > bedrooms 8 But when he saw his labour all was vain, he > [the sprite bearing the dream] 9 With that misformed sprite he back returned again. misformed > {Mis-made; evilly or falsely made. The prefix "mis-" (from Greek _misos_, hatred, grudge), generally denotes "evilly", "with bad intention", etc.} back > [to Archimago] CANTO II 2 _The guilefull great Enchaunter parts The Redcrosse Knight from Truth: 4 Into whose stead faire falshood steps, And workes him wofull ruth._ 1 The guileful great enchanter parts 2 The Redcross Knight from Truth: Truth > [Una] 3 Into whose stead fair Falsehood steps, stead > place Falsehood > (Duessa, introduced at 102.13, named at 102.34:8) 4 And works him woeful ruth. ruth > trouble, harm 102.1 BY this the Northerne wagoner had set 2 His seuenfold teme behind the stedfast starre, That was in Ocean waues yet neuer wet, 4 But firme is fixt, and sendeth light from farre To all, that in the wide deepe wandring arre: 6 And chearefull Chaunticlere with his note shrill Had warned once, that _Ph{oe}bus_ fiery carre 8 In hast was climbing vp the Easterne hill, Full enuious that night so long his roome did fill. 1 By this the northern wagoner had set this > [this time] northern wagoner > (The constellation of Bo{o"}tes (from the Greek word for "ploughman"), also called the Bear Driver, or Herdsman; it lies to the south and east of Ursa Major) 2 His sevenfold team behind the steadfast star sevenfold team > (The seven stars of Ursa Major (the Great Bear, Plow, Wain, or, in Britain, the Wagon); they point to Polaris) steadfast star > (Polaris, the Pole Star) 3 That was in ocean waves yet never wet, never wet > (Because, north of 41{degree-sign}N, Ursa Major never sets) 4 But firm is fixed, and sends light from far 5 To all that in the wide deep wandering are: 6 And cheerful Chanticleer, with his note shrill, Chanticleer > ("Shrill-singer". The name of the cock in _Reynard the Fox_ (see Martin, 1882-7) and Chaucer's _The Nun's Priest's Tale_; see also _As You Like It_ II vii 30) 7 Had warned once that Phoebus' fiery car once > once and for all, finally Phoebus > (Who each day drives his chariot across the sky) car > wheeled vehicle; _hence:_ chariot 8 In haste was climbing up the eastern hill, 9 Full envious that Night so long his room did
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