> fearefully _1590_

1 And overall of purest gold was spread

overall > everywhere, in every direction

2 A trail of ivy in his native hue:

trail > trellis
ivy > (An emblem of licentiousness: see, for example, 104.22:3,
306.44:5)
his > (The unexpected gender emphasizes the symbolism)
hue > colour, appearance

3 For the rich metal was so coloured

coloured > coloured; misrepresented, _hence:_ disguised

4 That wight who did not well advised it view,

wight > [a] person, anyone
well advised > carefully

5 Would surely deem it to be ivy true:
6 Low his lascivious arms adown did creep,

adown > down

7 That themselves dipping in the silver dew,

That > [So that]

8 Their fleecy flowers they tenderly did steep,
9 Which drops of crystal seemed for wantonness to weep.

wantonness > wantonness _or, conceivably:_ wantons: licentious
people

212.62

Infinit streames continually did well
2 Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see,
The which into an ample lauer fell,
4 And shortly grew to so great quantitie,
That like a little lake it seemd to bee;
6 Whose depth exceeded not three cubits hight,
That through the waues one might the bottom see,
8 All pau'd beneath with Iaspar shining bright,
That seemd the fountaine in that sea did sayle vpright.

1 Infinite streams continually did well
2 Out of this fountain, sweet and fair to see,
3 Which into an ample laver fell,

laver > [basin of the fountain]

4 And shortly grew to so great quantity

so > such a

5 That like a little lake it seemed to be;
6 Whose depth exceeded not three cubits' height,

three cubits > (Four-and-a-half to five-and-a-half feet (about 1.4
to 1.7 metres); the cubit is an ancient measure based on the
length of the forearm, about 18-22 inches)

7 That through the waves one might the bottom see,

That > [So that]

8 All paved beneath with jasper shining bright,

jasper > (Used to describe various precious stones, esp. of a bright
green colour)

9 That seemed the fountain in that sea did sail upright.

That > [So that it]
sail > sail; sally forth, issue forth, project

212.63

And all the margent round about was set,
2 With shady Laurell trees, thence to defend
The sunny beames, which on the billowes bet,
4 And those which therein bathed, mote offend.
As _Guyon_ hapned by the same to wend,
6 Two naked Damzelle