So diff'ring both in willes, agreed in fine:
8 So all agreed through sweete diuersitie,
This Gardin to adorne with all varietie.

1 One would have thought (so cunningly the rude

rude > imperfect, coarse

2 And scorned parts were mingled with the fine)
3 That Nature had for wantonness ensued

wantonness > extravagance
ensued > imitated

4 Art, and that Art at Nature did repine;

repine > murmur, fret; complain

5 So striving each the other to undermine,

So > Thus

6 Each did the other's work more beautify;
7 So differing both in wills, agreed in fine:

fine > the end

8 So all agreed, through sweet diversity,

all > both [Art and Nature]

9 This garden to adorn with all variety.

212.60

And in the midst of all, a fountaine stood,
2 Of richest substaunce, that on earth might bee,
So pure and shiny, that the siluer flood
4 Through euery channell running one might see;
Most goodly it with +curious+ imageree
6 Was ouer-wrought, and shapes of naked boyes,
Of which some seemd with liuely iollitee,
8 To fly about, playing their wanton toyes,
Whilest others did them selues embay in liquid ioyes.

5 curious > pure _1609_

1 And in the midst of all a fountain stood,
2 Of richest substance that on earth might be,
3 So pure and shiny that the silver flood
4 Through every channel running one might see;
5 Most goodly it with curious imagery

goodly > finely, beautifully; gracefully
curious > skilled; elaborate; exquisite
imagery > idolatrous images (cf. 108.36:2, 207.5:6)

6 Was overwrought, and shapes of naked boys,

overwrought > {Over-laboured; worked up to too high a pitch}

7 Of which some seemed with lively jollity

lively > life-like
jollity > pleasure, lust

8 To fly about, playing their wanton toys,

wanton > unruly, frisky; lewd
toys > games, amorous games (cf. e.g. 205.28:8)

9 Whilst others did themselves embay in liquid joys.

embay > bathe

212.61

And ouer all, of purest gold was spred,
2 A trayle of yuie in his natiue hew:
For the rich mettall was so coloured,
4 That wight, who did not well auis'd it vew,
Would surely deeme it to be yuie trew:
6 Low his lasciuious armes adown did creepe,
That themselues dipping in the siluer dew,
8 Their fleecy flowres they +tenderly+ did steepe,
Which drops of Christall seemd for wantones to weepe.

8 tenderly