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5 And now he has poured out his idle mind poured out > (Cf. 107.7:2) 6 In dainty delices and lavish joys, delices > delights, sensual pleasures lavish > licentious 7 Having his warlike weapons cast behind, 8 And flows in pleasures, and vain pleasing toys, toys > amorous games 9 Mingled amongst loose ladies and lascivious boys. 205.29 And ouer him, art striuing to compaire 2 With nature, did an Arber greene dispred, Framed of wanton Yuie, flouring faire, 4 Through which the fragrant Eglantine did spred His +pricking+ armes, entrayld with roses red, 6 Which daintie odours round about them threw, And all within with flowres was garnished, 8 That when myld _Zephyrus_ emongst them blew, Did breath out bounteous smels, and painted colors shew. 5 pricking > prickling _1590_ 1 And over him (Art striving to compare compare > vie 2 With Nature) did an arbour green dispread, dispread > spread out 3 Framed of wanton ivy, flowering fair, Framed > Fashioned wanton > luxuriant, rank; wanton (because ivy is sacred to Bacchus; in _FQ_ it is often an emblem of licentiousness: cf. e.g. 104.22:3, 306.44:5) 4 Through which the fragrant eglantine did spread eglantine > sweetbrier (_Rosa rubiginosa_) 5 His pricking arms, entrailed with roses red, entrailed > entwined, interlaced 6 Which dainty odours round about them threw, 7 And all within with flowers was garnished, 8 That when mild Zephyr amongst them blew, That > [So that] Zephyr > (The west wind; the west wind personified; the god of the west wind) 9 Did breathe out bounteous smells, and painted colours show. Did > [The eglantine did] 205.30 And fast beside, there trickled softly downe 2 A gentle streame, whose murmuring waue did play +Emongst+ the pumy stones, and made a sowne, 4 To lull him soft a sleepe, that by it lay; The wearie Traueiler, wandring that way, 6 Therein did often quench his thristy heat, And then by it his wearie limbes display, 8 Whiles creeping slomber made him to forget His former paine, and wypt away his toylsom sweat. 3 Emongst > Emon gst _1596_ 1 And, fast beside, there trickled softly down fast > very closely 2 A gentle stream, whose murmuring wave did play 3 Amongst the pumice stones, and made a sound, sound > sound, _the original spelling also evoking, perhaps:_ swowne, sw
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