s

equal > impartial

5 Did run about, and their felicities

run about > revolve; run their course

6 The favourable heavens did not envy),

envy > begrudge

7 Did spread their rule through all the territories

the territories > [the Garden of Eden, Paradise; or: the entire known
world]

8 Which Pishon and Euphrates flow by,

Pishon > (The first of the four rivers flowing out of Eden (_Gen._
2.11))
Euphrates > (The fourth of the four rivers flowing out of Eden
(_Gen._ 2.14))

9 And Gihon's golden waves do wash continually,

Gihon > (The second of the four rivers flowing out of Eden (_Gen._
2.13))

107.44

Till that their cruell cursed enemy,
2 An huge great Dragon horrible in sight,
Bred in the loathly lakes of _Tartary_,
4 With murdrous rauine, and deuouring might
Their kingdome spoild, and countrey wasted quight:
6 Themselues, for feare into his iawes to fall,
He forst to castle strong to take their flight,
8 Where fast embard in mightie brasen wall,
He has them now foure yeres besiegd to make them thrall.

1 "Till their cruel cursed enemy
2 (A huge great dragon, horrible in sight,

dragon > [Satan]

3 Bred in the loathly lakes of Tartarus)

Tartarus > (The underworld of Roman mythology; hell)

4 With murderous ravin, and devouring might,

ravin > rapine, pillage

5 Their kingdom spoiled, and country wasted quite:
6 Themselves, for fear into his jaws to fall,

for fear into his jaws to fall > [for fear of falling into his jaws]

7 He forced to castle strong to take their flight,
8 Where, fast embarred in mighty brazen wall,

fast > firmly

9 He has them now four years besieged to make them thrall.

four years > (_Rev._ 12.6 states that the nourishment in heaven of
"the woman clothed with the sun" lasted 1,260 days; at 12.14,
having been cast down again, she flees from Satan to the
wilderness and spends there "a time, and times, and half a time",
possibly a reference to three and a half years; Hamilton (1980)
suggests that "four years" might also represent 4,000 years, the
period, in round terms, which, according to the Geneva Bible,
elapsed between the Creation and the birth of Christ)
thrall > captive, enslaved

107.45

Full many knights aduenturous and stout
2 Haue enterprizd that Monster to subdew;
From euery coast that heauen walks about,
4 Haue thither come the noble Martiall crew,