1: Pronoun to her

2: Presumably derived from a metaphorical sense of braccio (arm). We might use hand in a similar way.

3: Questo/a/i/e demonstratives sometimes used in the sense of the former or the latter.

4: Nasty subjunctive to render a reported imperative in the past.

5: Esso/a/i/e are literary pronouns where we might use lui/lei etc.

6: Care, concern

7: incutere, to inspire

8: Corto = short; this is a phrase indicating an author's intention to be brief

9: to give the relevant information