aine, and yet againe bespake
The gentle knight; who nought to him replide,
8 But trembling euery ioynt did inly quake,
And foltring tongue at last these words seemd forth to shake.

4 aspide > espide _1609_

1 He answered naught at all, but adding new
2 Fear to his first amazement, staring wide

amazement > confusion, amazement

3 With stony eyes and heartless hollow hue,

stony > rigid, motionless
heartless > timorous
hue > expression, appearance

4 Astonished stood, as one that had espied
5 Infernal Furies with their chains untied.
6 Him yet again, and yet again, bespoke

bespoke > addressed

7 The gentle knight; who naught to him replied
8 But, trembling every joint, did inly quake;

joint > limb
inly > inwardly

9 And faltering tongue at last these words seemed forth to shake:

109.25

For Gods deare loue, Sir knight, do me not stay;
2 For loe he comes, he comes fast after mee.
Eft looking backe would faine haue runne away;
4 But he him forst to stay, and tellen free
The secret cause of his perplexitie:
6 Yet nathemore by his bold hartie speach,
Could his bloud-frosen hart emboldned bee,
8 But through his boldnesse rather feare did reach,
Yet forst, at last he made through silence suddein breach.

1 "For God's dear love, sir knight, do me not stay;

stay > detain

2 For lo, he comes, he comes fast after me!"
3 Eft looking back, would fain have run away;

Eft > Again
would fain > [he] would gladly, eagerly

4 But he him forced to stay, and tell freely
5 The secret cause of his perplexity:

perplexity > distress

6 Yet nathemore by his bold, hearty speech

nathemore > never the more
hearty > courageous; energetic; genial

7 Could his blood-frozen heart emboldened be,
8 But through his boldness rather fear did reach,
9 Yet, forced, at last he made through silence sudden breach.

109.26

And am I now in safetie sure (quoth he)
2 From him, that would haue forced me to dye?
And is the point of death now turnd fro mee,
4 That I may tell this haplesse history?
Feare nought: (quoth he) no daunger now is +nye?+
6 Then shall I you recount a ruefull cace,
(Said he) the which with this vnlucky eye
8 I late beheld, and had not greater grace
Me reft from it, had bene partaker of the place.

5 nye? > nye. _conj. various editors_

1 "And am I now in safety sure," q