rived > split, tore

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Thus now alone he conquerour remaines;
2 Tho comming to his Squire, that kept his steed,
Thought to haue mounted, but his feeble vaines
4 Him faild thereto, and serued not his need,
Through losse of bloud, which from his wounds did bleed,
6 That he began to faint, and life decay:
But his good Squire him helping vp with speed,
8 With stedfast hand vpon his horse did stay,
And led him to the Castle by the beaten way.

1 Thus now alone he conqueror remains; 2 Tho coming to his squire, that kept his steed,

Tho > Then squire > knight's attendant

3 Thought to have mounted, but his feeble veins 4 Him failed thereto, and served not his need,

thereto > in that purpose

5 Through loss of blood, which from his wounds did bleed, 6 That he began to faint, and life decay:

That > [So that] decay > [began to] decline

7 But his good squire, him helping up with speed, 8 With steadfast hand upon his horse did stay,