But full of fire and greedy hardiment,8 The youthfull knight could not for ought be staide, But forth unto the darksom hole he went, And looked in: his glistring armor made 121 Amid the thickest woods. The champion A litle glooming light, much like a shade, stout A monster vile, whom God and man does Long way he traveiled, before he heard of hate: ought. 115 I out of. 2 trace. ⚫ way. ' forthwith. wood of wandering. 4 walk, go. With faire discourse the evening so they To aide his friendes, or fray3 his enimies: Of those he chose out two, the falsest twoo, And fittest for to forge true-seeming pas: For that olde man of pleasing wordes had store, And well could file his tongue as smooth as glas: He told of saintes and popes, and ever 2 sends off. s heed. 4 widely diffused. • ever. From CANTO III I Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from eni The myes. XLII Nought is there under heav'ns wide hollownesse, messenger approching to him That moves more deare compassion of spake, 370 But his waste wordes retournd to him in vaine: So sound he slept, that nought mought him awake. Then rudely he him thrust, and pusht with paine, Whereat he gan to stretch: but he againe Shooke him so hard, that forced him to mind, Far from all peoples preace, as in exile, Had her abandond. She, of nought affrayd, 25 Through woods and wastnes wide him daily sought; Yet wished tydinges none of him unto her brought. IV One day, nigh wearie of the yrksome way, From her unhastie beast she did alight; 1 sense. * 2 anxiety. |