bespoke > addressed
7 The gentle knight; who naught to him replied 8 But, trembling every joint, did inly quake;
joint > limb inly > inwardly
9 And faltering tongue at last these words seemed forth to shake:
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For Gods deare loue, Sir knight, do me not stay;
2 For loe he comes, he comes fast after mee.
Eft looking backe would faine haue runne away;
4 But he him forst to stay, and tellen free
The secret cause of his perplexitie:
6 Yet nathemore by his bold hartie speach,
Could his bloud-frosen hart emboldned bee,
8 But through his boldnesse rather feare did reach,
Yet forst, at last he made through silence suddein breach.
1 "For God's dear love, sir knight, do me not stay;
stay > detain
2 For lo, he comes, he comes fast after me!" 3 Eft looking back, would fain have run away;
Eft > Again would fain > [he] would gladly, eagerly