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His vncouth shield and straunge armes her dismayd,
2 Whose like in Faery lond were seldome seene,
That fast she from him fled, no lesse affrayd,
4 Then of wild beastes if she had chased beene:
Yet he her followd still with courage keene,
6 So long that now the golden Hesperus
Was mounted high in top of heauen sheene,
8 And warnd his other brethren ioyeous,
To light their blessed lamps in Ioues eternall hous.
1 His uncouth shield and strange arms her dismayed,
uncouth > strange
2 Whose like in Faery Land were seldom seen, 3 That fast she from him fled, no less afraid
That > [So that]
4 Than of wild beasts if she had chased been: 5 Yet he her followed still with courage keen,
courage > spirit; vigour; confidence; lustiness
6 So long that now the golden Hesperus
Hesperus > (Name for the planet Venus when it appears as the evening star; Venus is also the morning star. Hesperus is, as here, accorded male gender at 102.6. For a clue to the analogy between Florimell and the Faery Queen, see 107.30:4)