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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. 212.55 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 212.56 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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