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Sith then (said Braggadocchio) needes thou wilt
2 Thy dayes abridge, through proofe of puissance,
Turne we our steedes, that both in equall tilt
4 May meet againe, and each take happie chance.
This said, they both a furlongs mountenance
6 Retyrd their steeds, to ronne in euen race:
But Braggadocchio with his bloudie lance
8 Once hauing turnd, no more returnd his face,
But left his loue to losse, and fled himselfe apace.
1 "Sith then," said Braggadocchio, "needs you will
Sith > Since needs you will > you will of necessity
2 Your days abridge, through proof of puissance,
proof > trial, experience puissance > power, strength (allied to prowess in arms)
3 Turn we our steeds, that both in equal tilt
that > [so that] equal > impartial tilt > {Contest between two mounted knights with lances}
4 May meet again, and each take happy chance."
happy > fortunate