1 by > through 1590 2 passing through > through passing 1590
1 Guyon, by palmer's governance,
palmer > (Guyon's mentor: see 201.7 ff.) governance > management; guidance (the possible arrangements of the commas in this line alter the meaning, applying the palmer's governance either to the sea-passage through "perils great" or to the overthrow of the Bower of Bliss. The original pointing suggests that the palmer's governance applies to both)
2 passing through perils great, 3 Does overthrow the Bower of Bliss, 4 and Acrasy defeat.
Acrasy > Irregularity; disorder; intemperance, all these being personified by Acrasia
212.1
NOw gins this goodly frame of Temperance
2 Fairely to rise, and her adorned hed
To pricke of highest praise forth to aduance,
4 +Formerly+ grounded, and fast setteled
On firme foundation of true bountihed;
6 And this braue knight, that for +that+ vertue fights,
Now comes to point of that same perilous sted,
8 Where Pleasure dwelles in sensuall delights,
Mongst thousand dangers, and ten thousand magick mights.
4 Formerly > Formally conj. Smith; cf. 212.81:5 6 that > this 1590 etc.: FE, probably referring to this word; FE does not give line-numbers
1 Now begins this goodly frame of Temperance
frame > structure, construction, architectural intent [on the part of Spenser]