4 With wounding words, and terms of foul reproof, 5 He plucked from us all hope of due relief, 6 That erst us held in love of lingering life;
erst > previously
7 Then hopeless, heartless, gan the cunning thief
gan > did; began to
8 Persuade us die, to stint all further strife:
die > [to die]
9 To me he lent this rope, to him a rusty knife.
rusty > blood-stained; dirty; rusty
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With which sad instrument of hastie death,
2 That wofull louer, loathing lenger light,
A wide way made to let forth liuing breath.
4 But I more fearefull, or more luckie wight,
Dismayd with that deformed dismall sight,
6 Fled fast away, halfe dead with dying feare:
Ne yet assur'd of life by you, Sir knight,
8 Whose like infirmitie like chaunce may beare:
But God you neuer let his charmed speeches heare.