fruitful-headed beast, amazed

eke > moreover
fruitful-headed > {Having or producing many heads}
amazed > astounded; panic-stricken; ?terrified

2 At flashing beams of that sunshiny shield,
3 Became stark blind, and all his senses dazed,
4 That down he tumbled on the dirty field,

That > [So that]

5 And seemed himself as conquered to yield.
6 Whom when his mistress proud perceived to fall,
7 While yet his feeble feet for faintness reeled,
8 To the giant loudly she gan call:

gan > did

9 "O help, Orgoglio, help, or else we perish all!"

108.21

At her so pitteous cry was much +amoou'd,+
2 Her champion stout, and for to ayde his frend,
Againe his wonted angry weapon proou'd:
4 But all in vaine: for he has read his end
In that bright shield, and all +their+ forces spend
6 Themselues in vaine: for since that glauncing sight,
He hath no powre to hurt, nor to defend;
8 As where th'Almighties lightning brond does light,
It dimmes the dazed eyen, and daunts the senses quight.

1 amoou'd, > amoou'd _1609_
5 their > his _sugg. Church; "their" may refer to Orgoglio and
Duessa_

1 At her so piteous cry was much moved
2 Her champion stout, and to aid his friend

stout > bold; fierce; arrogant
friend > lover

3 Again his wonted angry weapon proved:

wonted > customary
proved > tried

4 But all in vain: for he has read his end

read > seen

5 In that bright shield, and all their forces spend

their > (See Textual Appendix)

6 Themselves in vain: for, since that glancing sight,

glancing > flashing

7 He has no power to hurt, nor to defend;
8 As where the Almighty's lightning brand does alight,
9 It dims the dazed eyes, and daunts the senses quite.

dazed > dazzled

108.22

Whom when the Prince, to battell new addrest,
2 And threatning high his dreadfull stroke did see,
His sparkling blade about his head he blest,
4 And smote off quite his right leg by the knee,
That downe he tombled; as an aged tree,
6 High growing on the top of rocky clift,
Whose hartstrings with keene steele nigh hewen be,
8 The mightie trunck halfe rent, with ragged rift
Doth roll adowne the rocks, and fall with fearefull drift.

1 Whom when the prince, to battle new addressed,
2 And threatening high his dreadful stroke, did see,
3 His sparkling blade about his head he blessed,

blessed > brandished