t; Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon, also wore
such a device, and from it derived his name: the Brythonic "pen" =
"head")

4 With greedy paws, and over all did spread

greedy > eager; greedy

5 His golden wings: his dreadful hideous head,
6 Close couched on the beaver, seemed to throw

couched > {Lying down, with head raised: a term in heraldry}
beaver > visor (strictly, the lower part of face-guard of helmet)

7 From flaming mouth bright sparkles fiery red,
8 That sudden horror to faint hearts did show;
9 And scaly tail was stretched down his back full low.

full > exceedingly, very

107.32

Vpon the top of all his loftie crest,
2 A bunch of haires discolourd diuersly,
With sprincled pearle, and gold fully richly drest,
4 Did shake, and seem'd to daunce for iollity,
Like to an Almond tree ymounted hye
6 On top of greene +Selinis+ all alone,
With blossomes braue bedecked daintily;
8 +Whose+ tender locks do tremble euery one
At euery little breath, that vnder heauen is blowne.

6 Selinis > _Selinis 1590, 1609_
8 Whose > Her _1590_

1 Upon the top of all his lofty crest

crest > {Apex of the helmet}

2 A bunch of hairs discoloured diversely

hairs > plumes, _perhaps_ horsehair plumes
discoloured diversely > [rendered (dyed) in various colours]

3 (With sprinkled pearl and gold fully richly dressed),
4 Did shake, and seemed to dance for jollity,

jollity > magnificence

5 Like an almond tree mounted high
6 On top of green Selinus all alone,

Selinus > (A city built on a hill in south-western Sicily. Taken by
the Carthaginians in 409, when the greater portion was destroyed,
it is now called Selinoto, the "town of palms". Virgil (_Aen._
3.705) mentions "Selinus of the Palms". It was a Roman custom to
give the victorious gladiator a branch of the palm-tree)

7 With blossoms brave bedecked daintily;

brave > splendid

8 Whose tender locks do tremble every one
9 At every little breath that under heaven is blown.

107.33

His warlike shield all closely couer'd was,
2 Ne might of mortall eye be euer seene;
Not made of steele, nor of enduring bras,
4 Such earthly mettals soone consumed bene:
But all of Diamond perfect pure and cleene
6 It framed was, one massie entire mould,
Hewen out of Adamant rocke with engines keene,
8 That point of speare it neuer percen could,
Ne dint of direfull s