Upstarted lightly from his looser make,[°]
And his unready weapons gan in hand to take.
VIII
But ere he could his armour on him dight,
Or get his shield, his monstrous enimy
With sturdie steps came stalking in his sight,
An hideous Geant,[°] horrible and hye,
That with his tallnesse seemd to threat the skye,
The ground eke groned under him for dreed;