joint > limb

4 For ruth of gentle knight so foul forlorn:

ruth > pity gentle > noble

5 Which shaking off, he rent that iron door

rent > tore

6 With furious force and indignation fell;

fell > fierce, terrible

7 Where entered in, his foot could find no floor, 8 But all a deep descent, as dark as hell, 9 That breathed ever forth a filthy baneful smell.

baneful > life-destroying, poisonous

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