205.11
With such faire slight him Guyon often faild,
2 Till at the last all breathlesse, wearie, faint
Him spying, with fresh onset he assaild,
4 And kindling new his courage seeming queint,
Strooke him so hugely, that through great constraint
6 He made him stoup perforce vnto his knee,
And do vnwilling worship to the Saint,
8 That on his shield depainted he did see;
Such homage till that instant neuer learned hee.
1 With such fair sleight him Guyon often failed,
sleight > sleight; dexterity [in handling a weapon]; prudence failed > deceived (cf. 311.46:9); disappointed
2 Till at the last, all breathless, weary, faint 3 Him spying, with fresh onset he assailed,
assailed > (The quasi-intransitive construction is rare. Cf. 106.43:2)
4 And kindling new his courage seeming queint,
courage > courage; spirit queint > extinguished, quenched
5 Struck him so hugely, that through great constraint 6 He made him stoop perforce to his knee,
perforce > by violence; perforce