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Eftsoones out of her hidden caue she cald
2 An hideous beast, of horrible aspect,
That could the stoutest courage haue appald;
4 +Monstrous+ mishapt, and his backe was spect
With thousand spots of colours queint elect,
6 Thereto so swift, that it all beasts did pas:
Like neuer yet did liuing eye detect;
8 But likest it to an Hyena was,
That feeds on womens flesh, as others feede on gras.

4 Monstrous > Monstrous, 1590

1 Eftsoons out of her hidden cave she called

Eftsoons > Thereupon; forthwith; presently

2 A hideous beast, of horrible aspect,

hideous > hideous; odious; perhaps: immense aspect > appearance; visage

3 That could the stoutest courage have appalled;

stoutest > bravest; boldest appalled > caused to fade; hence: quelled

4 Monstrous mis-shapen, and his back was specked