7 vpreare > vpheaue conj. various editors

1 "Indeed," then said the prince, "the evil done 2 Dies not, when breath the body first does leave, 3 But from the grandsire to the nephew's son

grandsire > grandfather nephew > grandson

4 And all his seed the curse does often cleave,

seed > children cleave > adhere to

5 Till vengeance utterly the guilt bereave:

bereave > take away; hence: expiate

6 So straitly God does judge. But gentle knight,

straitly > strictly (see Exod. 20.5) gentle > [a] noble

7 That does against the dead his hand uprear,