6 But when strong passion, or weak fleshliness, 7 Would from the right way seek to draw him wide, 8 He would, through temperance and steadfastness, 9 Teach him the weak to strengthen, and the strong suppress.
204.3
It fortuned forth faring on his way,
2 He saw from farre, or seemed for to see
Some troublous vprore or contentious fray,
4 Whereto he drew in haste it to agree.
A mad man, or that feigned mad to bee,
6 Drew by the haire along vpon the ground,
A handsome stripling with great crueltee,
8 Whom sore he bett, and gor'd with many a wound,
That cheekes with teares, and sides with bloud did all abound.
1 It fortuned, forth faring on his way, 2 He saw from far, or seemed to see, 3 Some troublous uproar or contentious fray, 4 Whereto he drew in haste it to agree.
agree > settle, reconcile
5 A madman, or that feigned mad to be,
madman > [Furor] that > [one that]
6 Drew by the hair, along upon the ground, 7 A handsome stripling with great cruelty, 8 Whom sore he beat, and gored with many a wound, 9 That cheeks with tears, and sides with blood did all abound.
That > [So that the stripling's]
204.4