Crossword-Solution: ELFE 4 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Examples (a) Departures from the text of 1596 Elfe > Elfe, _1596_ The lection from 1590 and 1609 is to be preferred, since 1596 (with an extraneous comma) appears to be in error.

The eagle was eventually killed, and Prometheus rescued, by Hercules) 210.71 That man so made, he called _Elfe_, to weet 2 Quick, the first authour of all Elfin kind: Who wandring through the world with wearie feet, 4 Did in the gardins of _Adonis_ find A goodly creature, whom he deemd in mind 6 To be no earthly wight, but either Spright, Or Angell, th'authour of all woman kind; 8 Therefore a _Fay_ he her according hight, Of whom all _Faeryes_ spring, and fetch their lignage right.

Which when the wakeful Elfe perceiv'd, streightway He started up, and did him selfe prepayre In sunbright armes and battailons array; For with that Pagan proud he combat will that day.

XVII Which when the valiant Elfe° perceiv'd, he lept 145 As Lyon fierce upon the flying pray, And with his trenchand blade her boldly kept From turning backe, and forced her to stay: Therewith enrag'd she loudly gan to bray, And turning fierce, her speckled taile advaunst, 150 Threatning her angry sting, him to dismay: Who nought aghast his mightie hand enhaunst: The stroke down from her head unto her shoulder glaunst.

Which when the wakeful Elfe perceiv'd, streightway 15 He started up, and did him selfe prepaire, In sunbright armes, and battailous array: For with that Pagan proud he combat will that day.