8 Through smouldry cloud of duskish stinking smoke,

smouldry > {Smothery, tending to smother}

9 That the only breath him daunts, who has escaped the stroke.

That > [?And] only breath > blast alone stroke > [impact of the ball]

107.14

So daunted when the Geaunt saw the +knight+
2 His heauie hand he heaued vp on hye,
And him to dust thought to haue battred quight,
4 Vntill Duessa loud to him gan crye;
O great Orgoglio, greatest vnder skye,
6 O hold thy mortall hand for Ladies sake,
Hold for my sake, and do him not to dye,
8 But vanquisht thine eternall bondslaue make,
And me thy worthy meed vnto thy Leman take.

1 knight > knight, 1590, 1609

1 So daunted, when the giant saw the knight,

So daunted, > [The knight was similarly daunted; and]

2 His heavy hand he heaved up on high, 3 And him to dust thought to have battered quite, 4 Until Duessa loud to him gan cry: