9 His stout courage to stoop, and show his inward pain.
stout > proud; bold courage > heart, mind, spirit
201.43
Out of her gored wound the cruell steele
2 He lightly snatcht, and did the floudgate stop
With his faire garment: then gan softly feele
4 Her feeble pulse, to proue if any drop
Of liuing bloud yet in her veynes did hop;
6 Which when he felt to moue, he hoped faire
To call backe life to her forsaken shop;
8 So well he did her deadly wounds repaire,
That at the last she gan to breath out liuing aire.
1 Out of her gored wound the cruel steel 2 He lightly snatched, and did the floodgate stop
lightly > quickly, lightly
3 With his fair garment: then gan softly feel
gan > did
4 Her feeble pulse, to prove if any drop 5 Of living blood yet in her veins did hop;
hop > hop, hence: beat, pulse