8 That drops of purple blood thereout did weep,
That > [So that] purple > red, blood-red; purple also signifying royalty thereout > from it [her skin]
9 Which did her lily smock with stains of vermeil steep.
lily > pure white (denoting chastity: cf. 110.13:1 etc.) vermeil > scarlet
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Wherewith enrag'd she fiercely at them flew,
2 And with her flaming sword about her layd,
That none of them foule mischiefe could eschew,
4 But with her dreadfull strokes were all dismayd:
Here, there, and euery where about her swayd
6 Her wrathfull steele, that none mote it abide;
And eke the Redcrosse knight gaue her good aid,
8 Ay ioyning foot to foot, and side to side,
That in short space their foes they haue quite terrifide.
1 Wherewith enraged, she fiercely at them flew,
Wherewith > With which
2 And with her flaming sword about her laid, 3 That none of them foul mischief could eschew,
That > [So that] mischief > injury eschew > escape