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Which piteous spectacle, approuing trew
2 The wofull tale that Treuisan had told,
When as the gentle Redcrosse knight did vew,
4 With firie zeale he burnt in courage bold,
Him to auenge, before his bloud were cold,
6 And to the villein said, Thou damned wight,
The author of this fact, we here behold,
8 What iustice can but iudge against thee right,
With thine owne bloud to price his bloud, here shed in sight.

1 Which piteous spectacle, proving true 2 The woeful tale that Trevisan had told, 3 When the gentle Redcross Knight did view,

gentle > courteous; generous

4 With fiery zeal he burnt in courage bold 5 Him to avenge, before his blood were cold,

his blood > [the Redcross Knight's metaphorical, or Sir Terwin's literal, blood]

6 And to the villain said, "You damned wight,

wight > creature

7 The author of this fact we here behold,

fact > deed