The word has been supplied from 1609.
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ite > wote _1590 etc.; this correction is generally agreed_. All three editions contain a blatant error, which has beencorrected by editorial conjecture. those > these _1590 etc.: FE_ All three editions are in error and the word has been suppliedfrom FE. Harrow > Horrow _1590, 1596: FE_ The error occurs in 1590 and 1596, and was corrected in 1609 fromFE. (b) Variants on the text of 1596 in her sight > to her might _1590_ The variant occurs in 1590, but not in 1596 or 1609. traile > trayle _1609_ The variant occurs in 1609, but not in 1590 or 1596. fair > fayre, _1590_; Faire _1609_ These two variants occur in 1590 and 1609, so that the word inquestion is different in all three editions. hand > hond _sugg. Morris_ Morris (see Bibliography) suggested this alternative to the giventext. So that any reader will be able to start anywhere and understandany stanza immediately, I have glossed even the common archaismsthroughout (e.g. "gan", "eftsoons", "wont"). Occasionally,however, as with "squire", or "palmer", or "foster", whenrepetitious glossing would be locally irritating, I have glossedthe word once or twice only at the beginning of each canto. Thusit is possible that you will alight somewhere and find an unknownword unglossed. If this should happen, you will almost certainly be able to findthe word glossed in at least one other place earlier in thecanto. Or, if it is does not seem to be glossed at all, you willfind it in any competent concise English dictionary.
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