9 Saint George of merry England, the sign of victory."
merry > pleasant sign > emblem
110.62
Vnworthy wretch (quoth he) of so great grace,
2 How dare I thinke such glory to attaine?
These that haue it attaind, were in like cace
4 +(Quoth he) as wretched, and liu'd in like paine.+
But deeds of armes must I at last be faine,
6 And Ladies loue to leaue so dearely bought?
What need of armes, where peace doth ay remaine,
8 (Said he) and +battailes none are to be+ fought?
As for loose loues +are+ vaine, and vanish into nought.
4 (Quoth he) as wretched, and liu'd in like paine. > As wretched men, and liued in like paine. 1590 8 battailes none are to be > bitter battailes all are 1590 9 are > they'are 1590; but cf. 503.22:5
1 "Unworthy wretch," quoth he, "of so great grace,
of > (Dependent upon "Vnworthy": "I, wretch, unworthy of so great grace") so > such
2 How dare I think such glory to attain?" 3 "These, that have it attained, were in like case,"
like case > [a] similar plight
4 Quoth he, "as wretched, and lived in like pain." 5 "But deeds of arms must I at last be fain