house of gods celestial,

gods celestial > (The Olympian gods, over whom Jove reigned supreme;
see _Myth._ 3.12)

5 Which was begotten in Demogorgon's hall,

Demogorgon > (A primordial enchanter commanding the underworld
(_DGDG_ 1.1); Chaos. Progenitor of all the gods. See also
101.37:8, 402.47:7)

6 And saw the secrets of the world unmade,

unmade > [in its chaotic or primeval state; see _PL_ 2.890-6]

7 Why suffered you your nephews dear to fall

suffered > allowed
nephews > grandsons; descendants [Sansfoy and Sansjoy]

8 With Elfin sword, most shamefully betrayed?
9 Lo, where the stout Sansjoy does sleep in deadly shade!

stout > brave; proud; robust

105.23

And him before, I saw with bitter eyes
2 The bold _Sansfoy_ shrinke vnderneath his speare;
And now the pray of fowles in field he lyes,
4 Nor wayld of friends, nor laid on groning beare,
That whylome was to me too dearely deare.
6 O what of Gods then boots it to be borne,
If old _Aveugles_ sonnes so euill heare?
8 Or who shall not great +_Nightes_+ children scorne,
When two of three her Nephews are so fowle forlorne?

8 _Nightes_ > _Nights_ drad _1609_

1 "And him before, I saw with bitter eyes

him before > [before him, i.e. chronologically]

2 The bold Sansfoy shrink underneath his spear;

his > [the Elf's, i.e. the Redcross Knight's]

3 And now the prey of fowls in field he lies,
4 Nor wailed of friends, nor laid on groaning bier,

Nor > Neither
wailed of > mourned by
groaning > sorrowful [surrounded by mourners]

5 That whilom was to me too dearly dear.

That > [He who]
whilom > formerly
dearly > dearly (in the modern sense); grievously

6 O what of gods then boots it to be born,

boots > avails

7 If old Aveugle's sons so evil hear?

Aveugle > "Blind", "Blind-man" (French word. He is the son of Nox
and the father of Sansfoy, Sansloy, and Sansjoy)
so evil hear > such evil is heard [If of old Aveugle's sons such
evil is heard, made public: Latin _audire male_]

8 Or who shall not great Night's children scorn,
9 When two of three her nephews are so foul forlorn?

three her nephews > her three grandsons
forlorn > ruined [by the Redcross Knight]; deserted, abandoned [by
their grandmother]

105.24

Vp then, vp dreary Dame, of darknesse Queene,
2 Go gather vp the reliques of thy race,
Or else goe them auenge, and let be seene,
4 That