111 vision the Faery Queen; with whose excellent beauty 112 ravished, he, awaking, resolved to seek her out, and so being 113 by Merlin armed, and by Timon thoroughly instructed, 114 went to seek her forth in Faery Land. In that Faery Queen I 115 mean glory in my general intention, but in my particular I 116 conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our 117 sovereign the Queen, and her kingdom in Faery Land. And 118 yet, in some places else, I do otherwise shadow her. For,
else > elsewhere shadow > symbolize, depict
119 considering she bears two persons, the one of a most royal 120 queen or empress, the other of a most virtuous and beautiful 121 lady, this latter part in some places I do express in Belphoebe, 122 fashioning her name according to your own excellent 123 conceit of Cynthia (Phoebe and Cynthia being both names
conceit > conception, idea
Cynthia > (Raleigh's poem in praise of Queen Elizabeth is called The
Ocean's Love to Cynthia; of this, only one book has survived)
124 of Diana). So in the person of Prince Arthur I set forth
Diana > (Virgin goddess of hunting and of the moon)
125 magnificence in particular, which virtue (according to 126 Aristotle and the rest) is the perfection of all the rest, and 127 contains in it them all: therefore in the whole course I
contains in it > [encompasses]
128 mention the deeds of Arthur appliable to that virtue, which
appliable > {Having reference, applicable}