With that he stiffely shooke his steelehead dart:
2 But sober Guyon, hearing him so raile,
Though somewhat moued in his mightie hart,
4 Yet with strong reason maistred passion fraile,
And passed fairely forth. He turning taile,
6 Backe to the strond retyrd, and there still stayd,
Awaiting passage, which him late did faile;
8 The whiles Cymochles with that wanton mayd
The hastie heat of his auowd reuenge delayd.
1 With that he stiffly shook his steelhead dart:
stiffly > violently
2 But sober Guyon, hearing him so rail,
so > thus
3 Though somewhat moved in his mighty heart, 4 With strong reason mastered passion frail,
frail > weak (esp. morally)
5 And passed fairly forth. He, turning tail,
fairly > gently, moderately
6 Back to the strand retired, and there still stayed,