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Eclogue the Second

Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770) · 1777

iambic pentameter · 88 lines · from The Rowley Poems

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Sprytes of the bleste, the pious Nygelle sed,Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.

Rycharde of Lyons harte to fyghte is gon,Uponne the brede sea doe the banners gleme;The amenused nationnes be aston,To ken syke large a flete, syke fyne, syke breme.The barkis heafods coupe the lymed streme;Oundes synkeynge oundes upon the hard ake riese;The water slughornes wythe a swotye clemeConteke the dynnynge ayre, and reche the skies.Sprytes of the bleste, on gouldyn trones astedde,Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.

The gule depeyncted oares from the black tyde,Decorn wyth fonnes rare, doe shemrynge ryse;Upswalynge doe heie shewe ynne drierie pryde,Lyche gore-red estells in the eve-merk skyes;The nome-depeyncted shields, the speres aryse,Alyche talle roshes on the water syde;Alenge from bark to bark the bryghte sheene flyes;Sweft-kerv'd delyghtes doe on the water glyde.Sprites of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.

The Sarafen lokes owte: he doethe feere,That Englondes brondeous sonnes do cotte the waie.Lyke honted bockes, theye reineth here and there,Onknowlachynge inne whatte place to obaie.The banner glesters on the beme of daie;The mittee crosse Jerusalim ys seene;Dhereof the syghte yer corrage doe affraie,In balefull dole their faces be ywreene.Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.

The bollengers and cottes, soe swyfte yn fyghte,Upon the sydes of everich bark appere;Foorthe to his offyce lepethe everych knyghte,Eftsoones hys squyer, with hys shielde and spere.The jynynge shieldes doe shemre and moke glare;The dotheynge oare doe make gemoted dynne;The reynyng foemen, thynckeynge gif to dare,Boun the merk swerde, theie seche to fraie, theie blyn.Sprytes of the bleste, and everyche Seyncte ydedde,Powre oute yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.

Now comm the warrynge Sarasyns to fyghte;Kynge Rycharde, lyche a lyoncel of warre,Inne sheenynge goulde, lyke feerie gronfers, dyghte,Shaketh alofe hys honde, and seene afarre.Syke haveth I espyde a greter starreAmenge the drybblett ons to sheene fulle bryghte;Syke sunnys wayne wyth amayl'd beames doe barrThe blaunchie mone or estells to gev lyghte.Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.

Distraughte affraie, wythe lockes of blodde-red die,Terroure, emburled yn the thonders rage,Deathe, lynked to dismaie, dothe ugsomme flie,Enchasynge echone champyonne war to wage.Speeres bevyle speres; swerdes upon swerdes engage;Armoure on armoure dynn, shielde upon shielde;Ne dethe of thosandes can the warre assuage,Botte salleynge nombers sable all the feelde.Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde,Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.

The foemen fal arounde; the cross reles hye;Steyned ynne goere, the harte of warre ys seen;Kyng Rycharde, thorough everyche trope dothe flie,And beereth meynte of Turkes onto the greene;Bie hymm the floure of Asies menn ys sleene;The waylynge mone doth fade before hys sonne;Bie hym hys knyghtes bee formed to actions deene,Doeynge syke marvels, strongers be aston.Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde,Poure owte your pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.

The fyghte ys wonne; Kynge Rycharde master is;The Englonde bannerr kisseth the hie ayre;Full of pure joie the armie is iwys,And everych one haveth it onne his bayre;Agayne to Englonde comme, and worschepped there.Twyghte into lovynge armes, and feasted eft;In everych eyne aredynge nete of wyere,Of all remembrance of past peyne berefte.Sprites of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,Syke pleasures powre upon mie fadres hedde.

Syke Nigel sed, whan from the bluie seaThe upswol sayle dyd daunce before his eyne;Swefte as the withe, hee toe the beeche dyd flee.And founde his fadre steppeynge from the bryne.Lette thyssen menne, who haveth sprite of loove,Bethyncke untoe hemselves how mote the meetynge proove.

Words in this poem 33
uponne prep.
On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. [AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.]
aston v. t.
To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [See Astonish.]
flete v. i.
To float; to swim. [See Fleet, v. i.]
breme a.
Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. breme, br, famous. Cf. Brim, a.]
coupe n.
The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways. [F., fr. coupé, p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice.]
gule n.
The throat; the gullet.
merk n.
A mark; a sign.
everich a.
each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [OE. see Every.]
feere n.
A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere. [See Fere, n.]
cotte n.
A small house; a cottage or hut. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]
whatte n.
Something; thing; stuff.
crosse n.
The implement with which the ball is thrown and caught in the game of lacrosse.
balefull a.
Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. [AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.]
everych a.
each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [OE. see Every.]
spere v. i.
To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. spüren, Icel. spyrja. sq. root171. See Spoor.]
moke n.
A donkey. [Cant] Thackeray.
glare v. i.
To shine with a bright, dazzling light. [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. glær amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]
boun a.
Ready; prepared; destined; tending. [See Bound ready.]
afarre adv.
At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. [Pref. a-.(for on or of) + far.]
starre n.
One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulæ. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. staírno, Arm]
wage v. i.
To bind one's self; to engage.
sable n.
A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sóbole.]
onto prep.
On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep. [On + to. Cf. Into.]
menn pron.
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. Piers Plowman. [OE. me, men. "Not the plural of man, but a weakened form of the word man itself." Skeat.]
sonne n.
A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother. [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan. sön, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. sunu (]
wonne v. i.
To dwell or abide. [See 1st Wone.]
bannerr n.
A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. [OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. bannière, bandière, fr. LL. baniera, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. band]
onne prep.
The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as: -- [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. a, Sw. ana, Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. ana. sq. root195. Cf. A-, 1, A]
eyne n.
Plural of eye; obsolete, or used only in poetry.
lette v. t.
To let; to hinder. See Let, to hinder.
menne pron.
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. Piers Plowman. [OE. me, men. "Not the plural of man, but a weakened form of the word man itself." Skeat.]
sprite n.
A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.]
mote n.
A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London. [See Moot, a meeting.]

Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.

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Form and metre

Eclogue the Second is 88 lines in 10 stanzas. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 84%). 98% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 10.1 syllables. 3 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.

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Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.

Rhyme words, stanza by stanza

The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.

  1. 2 -A-AA-A-BB gon · glemeA · aston · bremeA · stremeA · riese · clemeA · skies · asteddeB · heddeB
  2. 3 ABACBACADD tydeA · ryseB · prydeA · skyesC · aryseB · sydeA · flyesC · glydeA · ydeddeD · heddeD
  3. 4 -A-AABABCC feere · waieA · there · obaieA · daieA · seeneB · affraieA · ywreeneB · ydeddeC · heddeC
  4. 5 A-ABB-B-CC fyghteA · appere · knyghteA · spereB · glareB · dynne · dareB · blyn · ydeddeC · heddeC
  5. 6 A-ABBABACC fyghteA · warre · dyghteA · afarreB · starreB · bryghteA · barrB · lyghteA · ydeddeC · heddeC
  6. 7 -A-AABABCC die · rageA · flie · wageA · engageA · shieldeB · assuageA · feeldeB · ydeddeC · heddeC
  7. 8 -A-AA-AABB hye · seenA · flie · greeneA · sleeneA · sonne · deeneA · astonA · ydeddeB · heddeB
  8. 9 -A--AB-BCC is · ayreA · iwys · bayre · thereA · eftB · wyere · berefteB · ydeddeC · heddeC
  9. 10 A-A-BB seaA · eyne · fleeA · bryne · looveB · prooveB
Scansion, line by line

Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.

LineSyl.Stress
Sprytes of the bleste, the pious Nygelle sed,10·····/····
Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
Rycharde of Lyons harte to fyghte is gon,10···/˘·····
Uponne the brede sea doe the banners gleme;10˘/·····/˘·
The amenused nationnes be aston,10····˘/˘·/˘
To ken syke large a flete, syke fyne, syke breme.10··········
The barkis heafods coupe the lymed streme;10········˘·
Oundes synkeynge oundes upon the hard ake riese;10··········
The water slughornes wythe a swotye cleme10·/˘·······
Conteke the dynnynge ayre, and reche the skies.10··········
Sprytes of the bleste, on gouldyn trones astedde,10··········
Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
The gule depeyncted oares from the black tyde,11···········
Decorn wyth fonnes rare, doe shemrynge ryse;9·········
Upswalynge doe heie shewe ynne drierie pryde,10··········
Lyche gore-red estells in the eve-merk skyes;10···/˘·····
The nome-depeyncted shields, the speres aryse,10··········
Alyche talle roshes on the water syde;10···/˘··/˘·
Alenge from bark to bark the bryghte sheene flyes;10··········
Sweft-kerv'd delyghtes doe on the water glyde.10·······/˘·
Sprites of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
The Sarafen lokes owte: he doethe feere,9·········
That Englondes brondeous sonnes do cotte the waie.10··········
Lyke honted bockes, theye reineth here and there,10·····/˘···
Onknowlachynge inne whatte place to obaie.10··········
The banner glesters on the beme of daie;10·/˘·······
The mittee crosse Jerusalim ys seene;10··········
Dhereof the syghte yer corrage doe affraie,10··········
In balefull dole their faces be ywreene.10·/˘··/˘···
Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
The bollengers and cottes, soe swyfte yn fyghte,10··········
Upon the sydes of everich bark appere;11···········
Foorthe to his offyce lepethe everych knyghte,11···········
Eftsoones hys squyer, with hys shielde and spere.9·········
The jynynge shieldes doe shemre and moke glare;9·········
The dotheynge oare doe make gemoted dynne;10··········
The reynyng foemen, thynckeynge gif to dare,10··········
Boun the merk swerde, theie seche to fraie, theie blyn.10··········
Sprytes of the bleste, and everyche Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Powre oute yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.10/······/˘·
Now comm the warrynge Sarasyns to fyghte;10··········
Kynge Rycharde, lyche a lyoncel of warre,9·········
Inne sheenynge goulde, lyke feerie gronfers, dyghte,10··········
Shaketh alofe hys honde, and seene afarre.10/˘······˘/
Syke haveth I espyde a greter starre10··········
Amenge the drybblett ons to sheene fulle bryghte;11···········
Syke sunnys wayne wyth amayl'd beames doe barr10·/˘·······
The blaunchie mone or estells to gev lyghte.10·····/˘···
Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
Distraughte affraie, wythe lockes of blodde-red die,10··········
Terroure, emburled yn the thonders rage,10····˘·····
Deathe, lynked to dismaie, dothe ugsomme flie,10··˘·······
Enchasynge echone champyonne war to wage.10··········
Speeres bevyle speres; swerdes upon swerdes engage;11·········˘/
Armoure on armoure dynn, shielde upon shielde;10··········
Ne dethe of thosandes can the warre assuage,10········˘/
Botte salleynge nombers sable all the feelde.10·····/˘···
Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
The foemen fal arounde; the cross reles hye;10··········
Steyned ynne goere, the harte of warre ys seen;10·˘········
Kyng Rycharde, thorough everyche trope dothe flie,11···/˘······
And beereth meynte of Turkes onto the greene;10·/˘···/˘··
Bie hymm the floure of Asies menn ys sleene;9·········
The waylynge mone doth fade before hys sonne;10··········
Bie hym hys knyghtes bee formed to actions deene,10·······/˘·
Doeynge syke marvels, strongers be aston.9··/˘/˘·/˘
Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Poure owte your pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde.10·······/˘·
The fyghte ys wonne; Kynge Rycharde master is;10·······/˘·
The Englonde bannerr kisseth the hie ayre;10···/˘/˘···
Full of pure joie the armie is iwys,10··········
And everych one haveth it onne his bayre;12··········/˘
Agayne to Englonde comme, and worschepped there.10··········
Twyghte into lovynge armes, and feasted eft;10·······/˘·
In everych eyne aredynge nete of wyere,11···········
Of all remembrance of past peyne berefte.10··˘/˘·····
Sprites of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde,11···········
Syke pleasures powre upon mie fadres hedde.10·/˘/···/˘·
Syke Nigel sed, whan from the bluie sea9·/˘······
The upswol sayle dyd daunce before his eyne;10··········
Swefte as the withe, hee toe the beeche dyd flee.10··········
And founde his fadre steppeynge from the bryne.10···/˘·····
Lette thyssen menne, who haveth sprite of loove,10·/˘·······
Bethyncke untoe hemselves how mote the meetynge proove.12············
Notes from the edition 85

The glosses and notes to the Rowley Poems, from Tyrwhitt's edition (Project Gutenberg #13037).

  1. Stanza 1, line 1 I have chosen this part of the internal evidence, because the arguments, which it furnishes, are not only very decisive, but also lie within a moderate compass. For the same reason of brevity, I have confined my observations to a part only of this part, viz. to words, considered with respect to their significations and inflexions. A complete examination of this subject in all its parts would be a work of length.
  2. Stanza 1, line 2 Of these varieties all, except the first, are more properly varieties of style than of language. The local situation of a writer may certainly produce a provincial dialect, which will often differ essentially from the language used at the same time in other parts of the same country. But this can only happen in the case of persons of no education and totally illiterate; and such persons seldom write. It is unnecessary however to discuss this point very accurately, as nobody, I believe, will contend, that the poems attributed to Rowley are written in any provincial dialect. If there should be a few words in them, which are now more common at Bristol than at London, it should be remembered that Chatterton was of Bristol.
  3. Stanza 2, line 2 It is not surprizing that Chatterton should have been ignorant of a peculiarity of the English language, which appears to have escaped the observation of a professed editor of Chaucer. Mr. Urry has very frequently lengthened verbs in the singular number, by adding n to them, without any authority, I am persuaded, even from the errors of former Editions or MSS. It might seem invidious to point out living writers, of acknowledged learning, who have slipped into the same mistake in their imitations of Chaucer and Spenser.
  4. Stanza 2, line 2 This is a point so material to the following argument, that, though it has never hitherto, I believe, been made a question, it ought not perhaps to be assumed without some proof. It may be said, that Chatterton was only the transcriber of the Glossary as well as of the Poems. If to such an attention we were to answer, that Chatterton always declared himself the author of the Glossaries, we should be told perhaps, that with equal truth he always declared Rowley to have been the author of the Poems. But (not to insist upon the very different weight, which the same testimony might be allowed to have in the two cases) it has happened luckily, that the Glossary to the Poem, entitled "Englysh Metamorphosis," [See p. 196.] was written down by Chatterton extemporally, without the assistance of any book, at the desire and in the presence of Mr. Barrett. Whoever will compare that Glossary with the others, will have no doubt of their being all from the same hand.
  5. Stanza 2, line 3 Printed at London, MDCLXXI. The part, which Chatterton seems to have chiefly consulted, is that, which begins at Sign. U u u u, and is entitled "Etymologicon vocum omnium antiquarum Anglicarum, quæ usque a Wilhelmo Victore invaluerunt, &c."
  6. Stanza 2, line 3 I will state shortly some of those words, which have been cited above, p. 313. as either not ancient or not used in their ancient sense, with their corresponding articles in Skinner. ABESSIE; Humility. C.--Abessed;--Humiliatus. Sk. ABORNE; Burnished, C.--Borne; Burnish. Sk. It was usual with Chatterton to prefix a to words of all sorts, without any regard to custom or propriety. See in the Alphabetical Gloss. Aboune, Abreave, Acome, Aderne, Adygne, Agrame, Agreme, Alest, &c. ABOUNDE. This word Chatterton has not interpreted, but the context shews that it is used in the sense of good. So that I suspect it was taken from the following article in Skinner. Abone,--a Fr. G. Abonnir; Bonum facere. ABREDYNGE: Upbraiding. C.--Abrede, exp. Upbraid. Sk. ACROOL; Faintly. C.--Crool, exp. Murmurare. Sk. See the remark upon ABORNE. ADENTE, ADENTED: Fastened, annexed. C.--Adent;--Configere, Conjungere. Sk. ALUSTE has no interpretation: but it is used in the sense of raise. Perhaps it may have been derived from a mistaken reading of Alust, which is explained by Skinner to mean Tollere. See the remarks upon Alyse and Bestoiker, p. 328, 329. DERNE, DERNIE; Woeful, lamentable, cruel. C.--Derne; Dirus, crudelis. Sk. DROORIE; Modesty. C.--Drury; Modestia. Sk. FONS, FONNES; Fancys, Devices. C.--Fonnes; Devises. Sk. KNOPPED; Fastened, chained, congealed. C.--Knopped; Tied. Sk. LITHIE: Humble. C.--Lithy; Humble. Sk. But in truth I do not believe that there is any such word. Skinner probably found it in his edition of Chaucer's Cuckow and Nightingale, ver. 14. where the MSS. have LITHER (wicked), which is undoubtedly the right reading.
  7. Stanza 2, line 4 neat, ornamental.
  8. Stanza 2, line 4 a loose robe or mantle.
  9. Stanza 2, line 4 the sky, the atmosphere.
  10. Stanza 2, line 5 Arose.
  11. Stanza 2, line 5 hiding, shrouding.
  12. Stanza 2, line 5 at once.
  13. Stanza 2, line 6 beauteous.
  14. Stanza 2, line 6 It would have been charitable, if the author had not pointed at personal characters in this Ballad of Charity. The Abbot of St. Godwin's at the time of the writing of this was Ralph de Bellomont, a great stickler for the Lancastrian family. Rowley was a Yorkist.
  15. Stanza 2, line 7 beggarly.
  16. Stanza 2, line 7 filled with.
  17. Stanza 2, line 7 beggar.
  18. Stanza 2, line 8 clouded, dejected. A person of some note in the literary world is of opinion, that glum and glom are modern cant words; and from this circumstance doubts the authenticity of Rowley's Manuscripts. Glum-mong in the Saxon signifies twilight, a dark or dubious light; and the modern word gloomy is derived from the Saxon glum.
  19. Stanza 2, line 8 dry, sapless.
  20. Stanza 2, line 9 The grave.
  21. Stanza 2, line 9 accursed, unfortunate.
  22. Stanza 3, line 1 coffin.
  23. Stanza 3, line 1 a sleeping room.
  24. Stanza 3, line 2 sun-burnt.
  25. Stanza 3, line 2 smoke.
  26. Stanza 3, line 2 drink.
  27. Stanza 3, line 3 pall, a contraction from appall, to fright.
  28. Stanza 3, line 3 fly.
  29. Stanza 3, line 4 lightning.
  30. Stanza 3, line 4 steam, or vapours.
  31. Stanza 3, line 4 flames.
  32. Stanza 3, line 5 noisy.
  33. Stanza 3, line 6 moves.
  34. Stanza 3, line 7 swelled, strengthened.
  35. Stanza 3, line 7 Frighted.
  36. Stanza 3, line 8 burst.
  37. Stanza 4, line 2 a small round hat, not unlike the shapournette in heraldry, formerly worn by Ecclesiastics and Lawyers.
  38. Stanza 4, line 3 painted.
  39. Stanza 4, line 4 He told his beads backwards; a figurative expression to signify cursing.
  40. Stanza 4, line 4 poor, needy.
  41. Stanza 4, line 6 a cloke.
  42. Stanza 4, line 7 a loose white robe, worn by Priests.
  43. Stanza 4, line 8 A lord.
  44. Stanza 4, line 8 I believe this trade is still in being, though but seldom employed.
  45. Stanza 5, line 1 a beggar, or vagabond.
  46. Stanza 5, line 4 A short surplice, worn by Friars of an inferior class, and secular priests.
  47. Stanza 5, line 5 joy.
  48. Stanza 5, line 6 ease.
  49. Stanza 5, line 7 nought.
  50. Stanza 5, line 7 unhappy.
  51. Stanza 5, line 7 a short under-cloke.
  52. Stanza 5, line 8 Glory.
  53. Stanza 5, line 8 mighty, rich.
  54. Stanza 5, line 8 dispatched.
  55. Stanza 5, line 8 red lightning.
  56. Stanza 6, line 2 cruel.
  57. Stanza 6, line 3 flames, rays.
  58. Stanza 6, line 3 throne.
  59. Stanza 6, line 3 pluck.
  60. Stanza 6, line 6 Becomes.
  61. Stanza 6, line 7 subjects.
  62. Stanza 6, line 7 contentions, complaints.
  63. Stanza 6, line 8 choke.
  64. Stanza 6, line 8 dark, cloudy.
  65. Stanza 7, line 1 astonish.
  66. Stanza 7, line 1 cut off, destroyed.
  67. Stanza 7, line 2 slaves.
  68. Stanza 7, line 3 loud roaring.
  69. Stanza 7, line 4 flame of fire.
  70. Stanza 7, line 5 burn, consume.
  71. Stanza 7, line 6 them.
  72. Stanza 7, line 8 slay.
  73. Stanza 8, line 1 decay.
  74. Stanza 8, line 4 make ready.
  75. Stanza 8, line 5 enterprize.
  76. Stanza 8, line 6 Notwithstanding.
  77. Stanza 8, line 7 foes.
  78. Stanza 8, line 8 mangle, destroy.
  79. Stanza 8, line 8 beauty, countenance.
  80. Stanza 9, line 3 an ancient sword.
  81. Stanza 9, line 4 fury.
  82. Stanza 9, line 6 cease.
  83. Stanza 9, line 6 deadly.
  84. Stanza 9, line 7 lake.
  85. Stanza 10, line 2 swollen.

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