nstantly. See
_Met._ 10.162-219)
8 Some as the rubine, laughing sweetly red,
rubine > ruby
9 Some like fair emeralds, not yet well ripened.
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And them amongst, some were of burnisht gold,
2 So made by art, to beautifie the rest,
Which did themselues emongst the leaues enfold,
4 As lurking from the vew of couetous guest,
That the weake bowes, with so rich load opprest,
6 Did bow adowne, as ouer-burdened.
Vnder that Porch a comely dame did rest,
8 Clad in faire weedes, but fowle disordered,
And garments loose, that seemd vnmeet for womanhed.
1 And them amongst, some were of burnished gold,
some > [some of the grapes]
2 So made by art, to beautify the rest,
3 Which did themselves amongst the leaves enfold,
4 As lurking from the view of covetous guest,
As > [As though]
5 That the weak boughs, with so rich load oppressed,
That > [So that]
so > such a
6 Did bow adown, as over-burdened.
adown > down
7 Under that porch a comely dame did rest,
8 Clad in fair weeds, but foul disordered,
weeds > clothes
9 And garments loose, that seemed unmeet for womanhood.
unmeet > unsuitable
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In her left hand a Cup of gold she held,
2 And with her right the riper fruit did reach,
Whose sappy liquor, that with fulnesse sweld,
4 Into her cup she scruzd, with daintie breach
Of her fine fingers, without fowle empeach,
6 That so faire wine-presse made the wine more sweet:
Thereof she vsd to giue to drinke to each,
8 Whom passing by she happened to meet:
It was her guise, all Straungers goodly so to greet.
1 In her left hand a cup of gold she held,
2 And with her right the riper fruit did reach,
riper > riper; too-ripe, over-ripe
3 Whose sappy liquor, that with fullness swelled,
4 Into her cup she scruzed, with dainty breach
scruzed > squeezed
dainty > fastidious; pleasing
breach > {Breaking, splitting, the act of splitting}
5 Of her fine fingers, without foul impeach,
Of > By, with
impeach > injury, damage, detriment; _hence:_ staining [of her
fingers], tainting [of the wine]
6 That so fair winepress made the wine more sweet:
so > (Intensifying "fair": "That _so-fair_ winepress")
7 Thereof she used to give to drink to each
each > each person, everyone
8 Whom passing by she happened to meet:
9 It was her guise, all strangers goodly so to gre
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