ay

science > knowledge, lore

5 A foggy mist that overcast the day,
6 And a dull blast that, breathing on her face,

dull > obscuring, gloomy
blast > {Wind, blighting wind, breath of a malignant power}
her > [Fraelissa's]

7 Dimmed her former beauty's shining ray,
8 And with foul ugly form did her disgrace:

disgrace > disfigure, disgrace

9 Then was she fair alone, when none was fair in place.

she > [Duessa]
in place > in her place; _or:_ there (thus casting doubt on the
reality of her beauty)

102.39

Then cride she out, +fye+, fye, deformed wight,
2 Whose borrowed beautie now appeareth plaine
To haue before bewitched all mens sight;
4 O leaue her soone, or let her soone be slaine.
Her loathly visage viewing with disdaine,
6 Eftsoones I thought her such, as she me told,
And would haue kild her; but with faigned paine,
8 The false witch did my wrathfull hand with-hold;
So left her, where she now is turnd to treen mould.

1 fye > Fye _1609_

1 "Then cried she out, `Fie, fie, deformed wight,

Fie > (Addressing Fraelissa)
wight > creature

2 Whose borrowed beauty now appears plain
3 To have before bewitched all men's sight;
4 O leave her soon, or let her soon be slain.'

O > (Addressing Fradubio)
soon > immediately

5 Her loathly visage viewing with disdain,

loathly > loathsome, disgusting

6 Eftsoons I thought her such as she me told,

Eftsoons > Forthwith
such > [to be such]
she me told > [Duessa had informed me]

7 And would have killed her; but with feigned pain

pain > pains; effort

8 The false witch did my wrathful hand withhold;
9 So left her, where she now is turned to treen mould.

treen > (Here pronounced as two syllables: made of "tree", tree-
like)
mould > shape, form

102.40

+Thens+ forth I tooke _Duessa_ for my Dame,
2 And in the witch vnweeting ioyd long time,
Ne euer wist, but that she was the same,
4 Till on a day (that day is euery Prime,
When Witches wont do penance for their crime)
6 I chaunst to see her in her proper hew,
Bathing her selfe in origane and thyme:
8 A filthy foule old woman I did vew,
That euer to haue toucht her, I did deadly rew.

1 Thens > Then _1590, 1596: FE_

1 "Thenceforth I took Duessa for my dame,
2 And in the witch unweeting joyed long time,

unweeting > unwittingly

3 Nor ever wist that she was the same,

wist >