s

8 That I must rue his undeserved wrong:
9 O, help you my weak wit, and sharpen my dull tongue!

help you my > [help my; "you" intensifies the imperative mood]
wit > wit; mind
dull > dull, lacklustre; blunt

100.3

And thou most dreaded impe of highest _Ioue_,
2 Faire _Venus_ sonne, that with thy cruell dart
At that good knight so cunningly didst roue,
4 That glorious fire it kindled in his hart,
Lay now thy deadly Heben bow apart,
6 And with thy mother milde come to mine ayde:
Come both, and with you bring triumphant _Mart_,
8 In loues and gentle iollities arrayd,
After his murdrous spoiles and bloudy rage allayd.

1 And you, most dreaded imp of highest Jove,

you > [Cupid, god of love, the son of Jupiter and Venus]
imp > child, scion
Jove > (Jupiter, the supreme deity of the Romans; Zeus of the
Greeks)

2 Fair Venus' son, that with your cruel dart

Venus > (Goddess of love and beauty, wife of Vulcan, mother of
Cupid)
dart > arrow

3 At that good knight so cunningly did rove

rove > shoot

4 That glorious fire it kindled in his heart;
5 Lay now your deadly ebon bow apart,

ebon > {Ebony, made of ebony, a tree of the family _Ebenaceae_, esp.
_Diospyros ebenus_, producing hard black wood}
apart > aside

6 And with your mother mild come to my aid:

mild > gracious, kind

7 Come, both; and with you bring triumphant Mars,

Mars > (God of war, the lover of Venus)

8 In loves and gentle jollities arrayed,

gentle > noble
jollities > revelries

9 After his murderous spoils and bloody rage allayed.

allayed > grown mild

100.4

And with them eke, {o^} Goddesse heauenly bright,
2 Mirrour of grace and Maiestie diuine,
Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose light
4 Like _Ph{oe}bus_ lampe throughout the world doth shine,
Shed thy faire beames into my feeble eyne,
6 And raise my thoughts too humble and too vile,
To thinke of that true glorious type of thine,
8 The argument of mine afflicted stile:
The which to heare, vouchsafe, {o^} dearest dred a-while.

1 And with them eke, O goddess heavenly bright,

eke > also, in addition
bright > bright; beautiful

2 Mirror of grace and majesty divine,

Mirror > Reflection; reflector; exemplar (he is now addressing Queen
Elizabeth; the moment of uncertainty smoothly conflates her with
both Venus and the "holy Virgin" of 100.2:1)

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