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hight > am called 6 Against my liking back, to do you grace: 7 But +nor+ for gold nor glee will I abide nor > neither gold nor glee > ["love nor money": glee = beauty, joy] 8 By you, when you arrive in that same place; 9 For liefer had I die than see his deadly face." liefer had > rather would 109.33 Ere long they come, where that same wicked wight 2 His dwelling has, low in an hollow caue, Farre vnderneath a craggie clift ypight, 4 Darke, dolefull, drearie, like a greedie graue, That still for carrion carcases doth craue: 6 On top whereof aye dwelt the ghastly Owle, Shrieking his balefull note, which euer draue 8 Farre from that haunt all other chearefull fowle; And all about it wandring ghostes did waile and howle. 1 Ere long they come where that same wicked wight wight > creature 2 His dwelling has, low in a hollow cave, hollow > insincere, false; _also:_ hungry (these readings are suggested by the tautology: cf. 101.11:6, but also 303.8:3) 3 Far underneath a craggy cliff pight: pight > placed 4 Dark, doleful, dreary, like a greedy grave, greedy > greedy, eager 5 That still for carrion carcases does crave; still > continuously 6 On top whereof ay dwelt the ghastly owl, ay > ever, always ghastly > terrible, causing terror (esp. of the supernatural) owl > (To the Romans, an omen of death: see _Met._ 10.453; see also 105.30:6, etc.) 7 Shrieking his baleful note, which ever drove 8 Far from that haunt all other cheerful fowl; 9 And all about it wandering ghosts did wail and howl. 109.34 And all about old stockes and stubs of trees, 2 Whereon nor fruit, nor leafe was euer seene, Did hang vpon the ragged rocky knees; 4 On which had many wretches hanged beene, Whose carcases were +scattered+ on the greene, 6 And throwne about the +cliffs+. Arriued there, That bare-head knight for dread and dolefull teene, 8 Would faine haue fled, ne durst approchen neare, But th'other forst him stay, and comforted in feare. 5 scattered > scattred _1590_ 6 cliffs > clifts _1590 etc.: FE_ 1 And all about old stocks and stubs of trees, stocks > dead trunks; _also:_ stumps stubs > {Broken branches remaining on the stem; also: stumps} 2 Whereon +nor+ fruit nor leaf was ever seen, nor > neither 3 Did hang upon the ragged rocky knees; knees > projections [of rock]
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