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Nigh as he drew, they might perceiue his head
2 To be vnarmd, and curld vncombed heares
Vpstaring stiffe, dismayd with vncouth dread;
4 Nor drop of bloud in all his face appeares
Nor life in limbe: and to increase his feares,
6 In fowle reproch of knighthoods faire degree,
About his neck an hempen rope he weares,
8 That with his glistring armes does ill agree;
But he of rope or armes has now no memoree.
1 Nigh as he drew, they might perceive his head
might > could
2 To be unarmed, and curled uncombed hairs
unarmed > without a helmet
3 Upstaring stiff, dismayed with uncouth dread;
Upstaring > Standing erect uncouth > strange, bizarre
4 Nor drop of blood in all his face appears,
Nor > Neither