thine habitaunce,
And these rich +heapes+ of wealth doest hide apart
4 From the worldes eye, and from her right vsaunce?
Thereat with staring eyes fixed askaunce,
6 In great disdaine, he answerd; Hardy Elfe,
That darest vew my direfull countenaunce,
8 I read thee rash, and heedlesse of thy selfe,
To trouble my still seate, and heapes of pretious pelfe.

3 heapes > hils _1590_

1 "What are you, man (if man at all you are),
2 That here in desert have your habitance,

desert > [the] wilderness
habitance > habitation, dwelling (WU)

3 And these rich heaps of wealth do hide apart
4 From the world's eye, and from its right usance?"

right usance > proper usage (i.e. financial usage; usance also = the
practice or fact of lending or borrowing money at interest)

5 Thereat, with staring eyes fixed askance,

Thereat > Thereupon; as a result of that
staring > glaring (cf. 204.15:6)

6 In great disdain he answered: "Hardy Elf,

Hardy > Rash, presumptuously audacious

7 That dares view my direful countenance,

direful > terrible, dreadful

8 I read you rash, and heedless of yourself,

read > consider

9 To trouble my still seat, and heaps of precious pelf.

pelf > money, cash, "filthy lucre"

207.8

God of the world and worldlings I me call,
2 Great _Mammon_, greatest god below the skye,
That of my plenty poure out vnto all,
4 And vnto none my graces do enuye:
Riches, renowme, and principality,
6 Honour, estate, and all this worldes good,
For which men swinck and sweat incessantly,
8 Fro me do flow into an ample flood,
And in the hollow earth haue their eternall brood.

1 "God of the world and worldlings I me call,

me > myself

2 Great Mammon, greatest god below the sky,
3 That of my plenty pour out to all,
4 And to none my graces do envy:

envy > begrudge

5 Riches, renown, and principality,

principality > {Sovereignty; the authority or dignity of a sovereign
or ruler}

6 Honour, estate, and all this world's good,

estate > prosperity; condition, rank, status

7 For which men swink and sweat incessantly,

swink > toil

8 From me do flow into an ample flood,
9 And in the hollow earth have their eternal brood.

brood > breeding, hatching

207.9

Wherefore if me thou deigne to serue and sew,
2 At thy commaund lo all these mountaines bee;
Or if to thy great mind, or