darts > arrows
wherewith > with which
quelled > killed

4 The savage beasts in her victorious play),

savage > wild; savage

5 Knit with a golden baldric, which forelay

Knit > Fastened, held
baldric > {Belt worn pendent from the shoulder, here supporting the
quiver}
forelay > lay before

6 Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide
7 Her dainty paps; which, like young fruit in May,

paps > breasts

8 Now little began to swell and, being tied,

little > [a] little

9 Through her thin weed their places only signified.

weed > garment

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Her yellow lockes crisped, like golden wyre,
2 About her shoulders were loosely shed,
And when the winde emongst them did inspyre,
4 They waued like a penon wide +dispred+,
And low behinde her backe were scattered:
6 And whether art it were, or heedlesse hap,
As through the flouring forrest rash she fled,
8 In her rude haires sweet flowres themselues did lap,
And flourishing fresh leaues and blossomes did enwrap.

4 dispred > disspred _1609_

1 Her yellow locks crisped, like golden wire,

crisped > (Ppl. adj.) closely curled

2 About her shoulders were loosely shed,
3 And, when the wind amongst them did inspire,

inspire > quicken, breathe

4 They waved like a pennon wide dispread,

dispread > spread out

5 And low behind her back were scattered:
6 And whether art it were, or heedless hap,

hap > chance

7 As through the flowering forest rash she fled,

rash > nimbly, quickly; impetuously, rashly
fled > flew (this somewhat catachr. spelling chosen for the sake of
the rhyme)

8 In her rude hair sweet flowers themselves did lap,

rude > wild, uncultivated; _hence:_ untrammelled, disordered
lap > wrap up, enfold; surround

9 And flourishing fresh leaves and blossoms did enwrap.

enwrap > [enwrap themselves]

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Such as _Diana_ by the sandie shore
2 Of swift _Eurotas_, or on _Cynthus_ greene,
Where all the Nymphes haue her vnwares forlore,
4 Wandreth alone with bow and arrowes keene,
To seeke her game: Or as that famous Queene
6 Of _Amazons_, whom _Pyrrhus_ did destroy,
The day that first of _Priame_ she was seene,
8 Did shew her selfe in great triumphant ioy,
To succour the weake state of sad afflicted _Troy_.

1 Such as Diana by the sandy shore
2 Of swift Eurotas, or on Cynthus green,

Eurotas > (Principal river of Sp