And will be found with perill and with paine;
Ne can the man, that moulds in idle cell,
4 Vnto her happie mansion attaine:
Before her gate high God did Sweat ordaine,
6 And wakefull watches euer to abide:
But easie is the way, and passage plaine
8 To pleasures pallace; it may soone be spide,
And day and night her dores to all stand open wide.

1 "In woods, in waves, in wars she wonts to dwell,

she > [Honour]
wonts > is accustomed

2 And will be found with peril and with pain;
3 Nor can the man, that moulds in idle cell,

moulds > moulders, decays
cell > {Dwelling consisting of a single chamber, occupied by a
hermit; small room with single occupant, as in a monastery,
prison, etc.}

4 To her happy mansion attain:

mansion > (In the modern sense: a large and stately residence, to
contrast with the "cell' in line 3)

5 Before her gate high God did sweat ordain,

sweat > exertion, toil; pains, trouble

6 And wakeful watches ever to abide:

watches > sentinels
abide > remain

7 But easy is the way, and passage plain

plain > clear; open; public (cf. 104.2:8)

8 To Pleasure's palace; it may soon be spied,

Pleasure > (The enchantress, Acrasia (so named at 212.1:8 and
212.48:8))

9 And day and night her doors to all stand open wide.

203.42

In Princes court, The rest she would haue said,
2 But that the foolish man, fild with delight
Of her sweet words, that all his sence dismaid,
4 And with her wondrous beautie rauisht quight,
Gan burne in filthy lust, and leaping light,
6 Thought in his bastard armes her to embrace.
With that she swaruing backe, her Iauelin bright
8 Against him bent, and fiercely did menace:
So turned her about, and fled away apace.

1 "In prince's court ..." The rest she would have said,
2 But that the foolish man (filled with delight

But > Except

3 Of her sweet words, that all his sense dismayed,

dismayed > overcame

4 And with her wondrous beauty ravished quite),
5 Gan burn in filthy lust, and leaping light,

Gan > Did; began to
light > quickly

6 Thought in his bastard arms her to embrace.

bastard > base, lowly

7 With that she, swerving back, her javelin bright

swerving > shrinking; swerving

8 Against him bent, and fiercely did menace:

bent > directed, brought to bear

9 So turned her about, and fled away apace.

her > [herself]
apa