His blazing eyes, like two bright shining shields,
2 Did burne with wrath, and sparkled liuing fyre;
As two broad Beacons, set in open fields,
4 Send forth their flames farre off to euery shyre,
And warning giue, that enemies conspyre,
6 With fire and sword the region to inuade;
So flam'd his eyne with rage and rancorous yre:
8 But farre within, as in a hollow glade,
Those glaring lampes were set, that made a dreadfull shade.
1 His blazing eyes, like two bright shining shields, 2 Did burn with wrath, and sparkled living fire; 3 As two broad beacons, set in open fields, 4 Send forth their flames far off to every shire,
shire > county (perhaps a topical simile, alluding to the chain of beacon-fires set up along the English cliffs to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada, lit on 29 July 1588)
5 And warning give that enemies conspire 6 With fire and sword the region to invade; 7 So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire: 8 But far within, as in a hollow glade, 9 Those glaring lamps were set that made a dreadful shade.
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So dreadfully he towards him did pas,
2 Forelifting vp aloft his speckled brest,
And often bounding on the brused gras,
4 As for great ioyance of his newcome guest.
Eftsoones he gan aduance his haughtie crest,
6 As chauffed Bore his bristles doth vpreare,
And shoke his scales to battell readie drest;
8 That made the Redcrosse knight nigh quake for feare,
As bidding bold defiance to his foeman neare.
1 So dreadfully he towards him did pas,
pas > pace; pass
2 Forelifting up aloft his speckled breast,
Forelifting up > [Lifting up before, lifting up in front]