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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