culapius_ brought the wounded knight:
4 Whom hauing softly disarayd of armes,
Tho gan to him discouer all his harmes,
6 Beseeching him with prayer, and with praise,
If either salues, or oyles, or herbes, or charmes
8 A fordonne wight from dore of death mote raise,
He would at her request prolong her nephews daies.
2 nigh > high _1596, 1609_
1 There ancient Night, arriving, did alight
2 From her nigh weary wain, and in her arms
wain > chariot
3 To Aesculapius brought the wounded knight:
4 Whom having softly disarrayed of arms,
disarrayed of arms > relieved of armour
5 Tho gan to him discover all his harms,
Tho gan to him discover all his harms > [Then did show Aesculapius
all Sansjoy's wounds]
6 Beseeching him with prayer, and with praise,
7 If either salves, or oils, or herbs, or charms,
charms > spells
8 A fordone wight from door of death might raise,
fordone > utterly ruined, undone
wight > mortal
9 He would at her request prolong her nephew's days.
nephew > grandson
105.42
Ah Dame (quoth he) thou temptest me in vaine,
2 To dare the thing, which daily yet I rew,
And the old cause of my continued paine
4 With like attempt to like end to renew.
Is not enough, that thrust from heauen dew
6 Here endlesse penance for one fault I pay,
But that redoubled crime with vengeance new
8 Thou biddest me to eeke? Can Night defray
The wrath of thundring _Ioue_, that rules both night and day?
1 "Ah Dame," quoth he, "you tempt me in vain,
2 To dare the thing which daily yet I rue,
3 And the old cause of my continued pain
4 With like attempt to like end to renew.
5 Is not enough that, thrust from heaven due,
Is > [Is it]
heaven due > [my heavenly due]
6 Here endless penance for one fault I pay,
7 But that redoubled crime with vengeance new
8 You bid me to eke? Can Night defray
eke > increase (referring to "crime" or "vengeance", or both)
defray > discharge, settle; appease
9 The wrath of thundering Jove, that rules both night and day?"
105.43
Not so (quoth she) but sith that heauens king
2 From hope of heauen hath thee excluded quight,
Why fearest thou, that canst not hope for thing,
4 And fearest not, that more thee hurten might,
Now in the powre of euerlasting Night?
6 Goe to then, {o^} thou farre renowmed sonne
Of great _Apollo_, shew thy famo
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