3 Or where have you your won, that so much gold
won > dwelling-place
4 You can preserve from wrong and robbery?" 5 "Come you," quoth he, "and see!" So by and by
by and by > straight away
6 Through that thick covert he him led, and found 7 A darksome way, which no man could descry,
descry > make out, see; explore
8 That deep descended through the hollow ground, 9 And was with dread and horror compassed around.
compassed around > encircled, surrounded
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At length they came into a larger space,
2 That stretcht it selfe into an ample plaine,
Through which a beaten broad high way did trace,
4 That streight did lead to Plutoes griesly raine:
By that wayes side, there sate +infernall+ Payne,
6 And fast beside him sat tumultuous Strife:
The one in hand an yron whip did straine,
8 The other brandished a bloudy knife,
And both did gnash their teeth, and both did threaten life.