6 Held on his course with staid steadfastness,
staid > fixed, unchanging; sober
7 Nor ever shrank, nor ever sought to bait
shrank > [shrank with fear] bait > rest, refresh
8 His tired arms for toilsome weariness, 9 But with his oars did sweep the watery wilderness.
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And now they nigh approched to the sted,
2 Where as those Mermayds dwelt: it was a still
And calmy bay, on th'one side sheltered
4 With the brode shadow of an hoarie hill,
On th'other side an high rocke toured still,
6 That twixt them both a +pleasaunt+ port they made,
And did like an halfe Theatre fulfill:
8 There those fiue sisters had continuall trade,
And vsd to +bath+ themselues in that +deceiptfull+ shade.
6 pleasaunt > peasaunt 1596 9 bath > bathe 1609 9 deceiptfull > deceitfull 1609
1 And now they nigh approached to the stead
stead > place