2 The youthful knight could not for aught be stayed, 3 But forth to the darksome hole he went, 4 And looked in: his glistering armour made 5 A little glooming light, much like a shade,
glooming > gloaming (cognate with "glow")
6 By which he saw the ugly monster plain, 7 Half like a serpent horribly displayed;
displayed > displayed; uncoiled, spread out (but cf. 101.15:3)
8 But the other half did woman's shape retain: 9 Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain.
disdain > repulsiveness
101.15
And as she lay vpon the durtie ground,
2 Her huge long taile her den all ouerspred,
Yet was in knots and many boughtes vpwound,
4 Pointed with mortall sting. Of her there bred
A thousand yong ones, which she dayly fed,
6 Sucking vpon her +poisonous+ dugs, eachone
Of sundry +shapes,+ yet all ill fauored:
8 Soone as that vncouth light vpon them shone,
Into her mouth they crept, and suddain all were gone.
6 poisonous > poisnous 1590 7 shapes, > shape 1596 (some copies); shape, 1609
1 And as she lay upon the dirty ground, 2 Her huge long tail her den all overspread, 3 Yet was in knots and many boughts upwound,