, had not greater grace (than was granted
my comrade) saved me from it, I should have been
partaker
(with him of his
doom) in that place.
Spenser - Faerie Queene - 1
e. next to his love (loyalty) for
Gloriana. Does the poet mean that allegiance to queen and country comes
before private affection?
149. WAS FIRMEST FIXT, etc., were strongest in my extremity (in the giant's
dungeon).
169. A BOOKE, the New Testament, an appropriate gift from the champions of
the Reformed Church.
182. AN ARMED KNIGHT, Sir Trevisan, who symbolizes Fear.
189. PEGASUS, the winged horse of the Muses. For note on the false
possessive with _his_, see note on V, 44.
233. HAD NOT GREATER GRACE, etc.
, had not greater grace (than was granted
my comrade) saved me from it, I should have been
partaker
(with him of his
doom) in that place.
249. AFTER FAIRE AREEDES, afterwards graciously tells.
267. WITH DYING FEARE, with fear of dying.
269. WHOSE LIKE INFIRMITIE, etc., i.e. if you are a victim of love, you may
also fall into the hands of despair.
270. BUT GOD YOU NEVER LET, but may God never let you, etc.
272. TO SPOYLE THE CASTLE OF HIS HEALTH, to take his own life. Cf. Eliot's
_Castell of Helthe_, published in 1534.
