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avoured witch: bears > carries; takes as a companion (cf. 102.45:9) well-favoured > beautiful 3 Through murksome air her ready way she makes. murksome > dark, obscure (_OED_ cites this as first occurrence) ready > {Lying directly before one; contrasted with the upward path at 110.33:9} 4 Her twofold team, of which two black as pitch, 5 And two were brown, yet each to each unlike, brown > [merely] dusky, dark 6 Did softly swim away, nor ever stamp, 7 Unless she chanced their stubborn mouths to twitch; twitch > jerk at; pinch, nip, pain 8 Then, foaming tar, their bridles they would champ, 9 And, trampling the fine element, would fiercely ramp. fine element > [air] ramp > rear up 105.29 So well they sped, that they be come at length 2 Vnto the place, whereas the Paynim lay, Deuoid of outward sense, and natiue strength, 4 Couerd with charmed cloud from vew of day, And sight of men, since his late luckelesse fray. 6 His cruell wounds with cruddy bloud congealed, They binden vp so wisely, as they may, 8 And handle softly, till they can be healed: So lay him in her charet, close in night concealed. 1 So well they sped, that they be come at length 2 To the place where the paynim lay, paynim > pagan, heathen 3 Devoid of outward sense and native strength, outward sense > [faculty of perceiving the outside world; he is unconscious] native > innate, natural 4 Covered with charmed cloud from view of day 5 And sight of men, since his late luckless fray. 6 His cruel wounds, with cruddy blood congealed, cruddy > clotted 7 They bind up so wisely as they may, wisely > skilfully 8 And handle softly, till they can be healed: 9 So lay him in her chariot, close in night concealed. close > closely; secretly 105.30 And all the while she stood vpon the ground, 2 The wakefull dogs did neuer cease to bay, As giuing warning of th'vnwonted sound, 4 With which her yron wheeles did them affray, And her darke griesly looke them much dismay; 6 The messenger of death, the ghastly Owle With drearie shriekes did also her bewray; 8 And hungry Wolues continually did howle, At her abhorred face, so filthy and so fowle. 1 And all the while she stood upon the ground, 2 The wakeful dogs did never cease to bay, wakeful dogs > (See _Aen._ 6.257) 3 As giving warning of the unwo
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