4 But he him forced to stay, and tell freely 5 The secret cause of his perplexity:
perplexity > distress
6 Yet nathemore by his bold, hearty speech
nathemore > never the more hearty > courageous; energetic; genial
7 Could his blood-frozen heart emboldened be, 8 But through his boldness rather fear did reach, 9 Yet, forced, at last he made through silence sudden breach.
109.26
And am I now in safetie sure (quoth he)
2 From him, that would haue forced me to dye?
And is the point of death now turnd fro mee,
4 That I may tell this haplesse history?
Feare nought: (quoth he) no daunger now is +nye?+
6 Then shall I you recount a ruefull cace,
(Said he) the which with this vnlucky eye
8 I late beheld, and had not greater grace
Me reft from it, had bene partaker of the place.
5 nye? > nye. conj. various editors
1 "And am I now in safety sure," quoth he, 2 "From him that would have forced me to die? 3 And is the point of death now turned from me, 4 That I may tell this hapless history?"
That > [So that]