g on a lion ravenous,

ravenous > {Ravenous; given to ravin or robbery}

3 Taught to obey the man{e\}ge of that elf,

man{e\}ge > horsemanship
elf > mischievous child (cf. 311.45:1)

4 Who man and beast with power imperious
5 Subdues to his kingdom tyrannous:
6 His blindfold eyes he bade a while unbind,

blindfold > blindfolded (cf. 311.48:1)

7 That his proud spoil of that same dolorous

That > [So that]
spoil > plunder, spoliation

8 Fair dame he might behold in perfect kind;

kind > manner

9 Which seen, he much rejoiced in his cruel mind.

312.23

Of which full proud, himselfe vp rearing hye,
2 He looked round about with sterne disdaine;
And did suruay his goodly company:
4 And marshalling the euill ordered traine,
With that the darts which his right +hand+ did straine,
6 Full dreadfully he shooke that all did quake,
And clapt on hie his coulourd winges twaine,
8 That all his many it affraide did make:
Tho blinding him againe, his way he forth did take.

5 hand > _omitted from 1590, 1596: FE_

1 Of which full proud, himself up rearing high,

full > very, exceedingly

2 He looked round about with stern disdain;

stern > stern; merciless

3 And did survey his goodly company:
4 And, marshalling the evil ordered train

train > assembly; entourage

5 With the darts which his right hand did strain,

darts > arrows
strain > clasp tightly

6 Full dreadfully he shook (that all did quake)

shook > (This could be glossed as "brandished", taking "the darts"
to be its object, and "With that" to mean "Whereupon")
that > [so that]

7 And clapped on high his coloured wings twain,

twain > two

8 That all his many it afraid did make:

That > [So that]
many > meinie: company

9 Tho blinding him again, his way he forth did take.

Tho blinding > Then blindfolding
him > him (if the blindfolding is done by one of the company: cf.
312.22:6); _or:_ himself

312.24

Behinde him was _Reproch_, _Repentance_, _Shame_;
2 _Reproch_ the first, _Shame_ next, _Repent_ behind:
_Repentance_ feeble, sorrowfull, and lame:
4 _Reproch_ despightfull, carelesse, and vnkind;
_Shame_ most ill fauourd, bestiall, and blind:
6 _Shame_ lowrd, +_Repentance_+ sigh'd, +_Reproch_+ did scould;
+_Reproch_+ sharpe stings, +_Repentance_+ whips entwind,
8 _Shame_ burning brond-yrons in her hand did hold:
All three