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Like as a Goshauke, that in foote doth beare
2 A trembling Culuer, hauing spied on hight
An Egle, that with plumy wings doth sheare
4 The subtile ayre, stouping with all his might,
The quarrey throwes to ground with fell despight,
6 And to the battell doth her selfe prepare:
So ran the Geauntesse vnto the fight;
8 Her firie eyes with furious sparkes did stare,
And with blasphemous bannes high God in peeces tare.
1 Like a goshawk, that in foot does bear 2 A trembling culver, having spied on high
culver > dove; woodpigeon
3 An eagle (that with plumy wings does shear 4 The subtile air, stooping with all his might),
subtile > rarefied stooping > swooping; descending from a height; descending on his prey
5 The quarry throws to ground with fell despite,
The quarry > [Her prey] fell > fierce, terrible despite > rage; defiance
6 And to the battle does herself prepare: 7 So ran the giantess to the fight; 8 Her fiery eyes with furious sparks did stare,
stare > glare