8 the > this _1590_
9 am > ame _1590_

1 But when her, well advising, he perceived

advising > observing, regarding

2 To be no vision, nor fantastic sight,

sight > vision

3 Great comfort of her presence he conceived,

comfort > renewal of strength
of > of, from

4 And felt in his old courage new delight

courage > spirit; sexual desire

5 To gin awake, and stir his frozen spirit:

gin > begin to

6 Tho rudely asked her how she thither came.

Tho > Then
rudely > roughly; rudely

7 "Ah," said she, "father, I no'te read aright

no'te read aright > cannot properly tell

8 What hard misfortune brought me to the same;
9 Yet am I glad that here I now in safety am.

308.24

But thou good man, sith farre in sea we bee,
2 And the great waters gin apace to swell,
That now no more we can the maine-land see,
4 Haue care, I pray, to guide the cock-bote well,
Least worse on sea then vs on land befell.
6 Thereat th'old man did nought but fondly grin,
And said, his boat the way could wisely tell:
8 But his deceiptfull eyes did neuer lin,
To looke on her faire face, and marke her snowy skin.

1 "But you, good man, sith far in sea we be,

sith > since

2 And the great waters begin apace to swell,

apace > quickly

3 That now no more we can the mainland see,

That > [So that]

4 Have care, I pray, to guide the cock-boat well,

cock-boat > {Small ship's boat; with the double meaning}

5 Lest worse on sea than us on land befell."
6 Thereat the old man did naught but fondly grin,

Thereat > At that; as a result of that
fondly > foolishly; eagerly

7 And said his boat the way could wisely tell:

wisely > expertly

8 But his deceitful eyes did never lin

lin > cease

9 To look on her fair face, and mark her snowy skin.

mark > notice, observe (here also connoting "besmirch", "defile")

308.25

The sight whereof in his congealed flesh,
2 Infixt such secret sting of greedy lust,
That the drie withered stocke it gan refresh,
4 And kindled heat, that soone in flame forth brust:
The driest wood is soonest burnt to dust.
6 Rudely to her he lept, and his rough +hand+
Where ill became him, rashly would haue thrust,
8 But she with angry scorne him did withstond,
And shamefully +reproued+ for his rudenesse fond.

6 hand > hond _sugg. Morris_
9 reproued > reprou'd _1590_

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