pace

mastery
/peɪs/nounnameverbadjprep

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Which meaning of 'pace' best matches its use in the sentence?

For with such puissance and impetuous main / Those Champions broke on them, that forced the fly, / Like scattered Sheep, whenas the Shepherds swain / A Lyon and a Tigre doth espye, / With greedy pace forth rushing from the forest nye.