9 spitting > spetting 1609

1 At last he came to a gloomy glade, 2 Covered with boughs and shrubs from heaven's light, 3 Where he sitting found in secret shade

secret > hidden

4 An uncouth, savage, and uncivil wight,

uncouth > strange, clumsy, awkward uncivil > uncivilized, barbaric wight > person, creature

5 Of grisly hue, and foul ill-favoured sight;

grisly > horrible, fearsome hue > colour; appearance (less likely in view of "ill fauour'd sight") ill-favoured sight > ugly appearance

6 His face with smoke was tanned, and eyes were bleared,

bleared > watery, inflamed

7 His head and beard with soot were ill bedight;