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Long she thus traueiled through deserts wyde,
2 By which she thought her wandring knight shold pas,
Yet neuer shew of liuing wight espyde;
4 Till that at length she found the troden gras,
In which the tract of peoples footing was,
6 Vnder the steepe foot of a mountaine hore;
The same she followes, till at last she has
8 A damzell spyde slow footing her before,
That on her shoulders sad a pot of water bore.

1 Long she thus travelled through deserts wide, 2 By which she thought her wandering knight should pass,

By > Through

3 Yet never show of living wight espied;

show > trace wight > person

4 Till at length she found the trodden grass 5 In which the tract of people's footing was,

tract > track

6 Under the steep foot of a mountain hoar;

hoar > hoary, grey; ancient