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He hewd, and lasht, and foynd, and thundred blowes,
2 And euery way did seeke into his life,
Ne plate, ne male could ward so mighty throwes,
4 But yielded passage to his cruell knife.
But Guyon, in the heat of all his strife,
6 Was warie wise, and closely did awayt
Auauntage, whilest his foe did rage most rife;
8 Sometimes a thwart, sometimes he strooke him strayt,
And falsed oft his blowes, t'illude him with such bayt.
1 He hewed, and lashed, and foined, and thundered blows,
foined > lunged, thrust (with a pointed weapon)
2 And every way did seek into his life;
way > {Means of entry}
3 Neither plate nor mail could ward so mighty throws,
plate > armour plating mail > chain-mail so > such throws > blows
4 But yielded passage to his cruel knife.
But > [But that it would have] knife > sword