to heauen wyde,
He by a priuie Posterne tooke his flight,
8 That of no enuious eyes he mote be spyde:
For doubtlesse death ensewd, if any him descryde.

1 Whose case when the careful dwarf had told,

careful > {Full of care, wary}

2 And made example of their mournful sight

example > warning

3 To his master, he no longer would
4 There dwell in peril of like painful plight,
5 But early rose, and, ere that dawning light

ere that > [before the]

6 Discovered had the world to heaven wide,

Discovered > Revealed

7 He by a privy postern took his flight,

privy > secret, hidden
postern > {Back door or gate; any door distinct from the main one}

8 That of no envious eyes he might be spied:

That of > [So that by]
envious > malevolent

9 For, doubtless, death ensued if any him descried.

ensued > [would have ensued]

105.53

Scarse could he footing find in that fowle way,
2 For many corses, like a great Lay-stall
Of murdred men which therein strowed lay,
4 Without remorse, or decent funerall:
Which all through that great Princesse pride did fall
6 And came to shamefull end. And them beside
Forth ryding vnderneath the castell wall,
8 A donghill of dead carkases he spide,
The dreadfull spectacle of that sad house of _Pride_.

1 Scarce could he footing find in that foul way,
2 For many corses, like a great laystall

For > [Because of the]
corses > bodies
laystall > {Place where bodies are laid; dunghill, midden}

3 Of murdered men, who therein strewn lay,
4 Without remorse or decent funeral:

remorse > pity

5 Who all through that great princess Pride did fall
6 And came to shameful end. And them beside,
7 Forth riding underneath the castle wall,
8 A dunghill of dead carcases he spied,
9 The dreadful spectacle of that sad House of Pride.

spectacle > example; model, pattern

CANTO VI

2 _From lawlesse lust by wondrous grace
fayre Vna is releast:
4 Whom saluage nation does adore,
and learnes her wise beheast._

1 From lawless lust by wondrous grace
2 fair Una is released:
3 Whom savage nation does adore,

savage > wild, uncivilized

4 and learns her wise behest.

behest > {Bidding; injunction, often of a religious nature; cf.
107.18:7}

106.1

AS when a ship, that flyes faire vnder saile,
2 An hidden rocke escaped hath vnwares,
That lay in wai