mean "without unfair judgement", or
something similar. Hamilton (1980) cites Cheney (1966), and
suggests that the phrase "conveys the sense less of `mutual
enjoyment (and hence no crime at all)' than that of `a reprobate
guilt to be shared by all'")

212.76

He ceast, and then gan all the quire of birdes
2 Their diuerse notes t'attune vnto his lay,
As in approuance of his pleasing words.
4 The constant paire heard all, that he did say,
Yet swarued not, but kept their forward way,
6 Through many couert groues, and thickets close,
In which they creeping did at last display
8 That wanton Ladie, with her louer lose,
Whose sleepie head she in her lap did soft dispose.

1 He ceased, and then began all the choir of birds
2 Their diverse notes to attune to his lay,

diverse > various; _also:_ distracting (SUS)
lay > song

3 As in approvance of his pleasing words.

As > [As if]
approvance > approval

4 The constant pair heard all that he did say,
5 Yet swerved not, but kept their forward way,
6 Through many covert groves, and thickets close,

close > close; secret

7 In which they creeping did at last display

display > open up to view, make manifest (perhaps by parting the
branches)

8 That wanton lady, with her lover loose,
9 Whose sleepy head she in her lap did soft dispose.

212.77

Vpon a bed of Roses she was layd,
2 As faint through heat, or dight to pleasant sin,
And was arayd, or rather disarayd,
4 All in a vele of silke and siluer thin,
That hid no whit her alablaster skin,
6 But rather shewd more white, if more might bee:
More subtile web _Arachne_ can not spin,
8 Nor the fine nets, which oft we wouen see
Of scorched deaw, do not in th'aire more lightly flee.

1 Upon a bed of roses she was laid,
2 As faint through heat, or dight to pleasant sin,

As > [As though]
dight to > prepared for, arranged for

3 And was arrayed, or rather disarrayed,
4 All in a veil of silk and silver thin,

silver > [silver thread]

5 That hid no whit her alabaster skin,
6 But rather showed more white, if more might be:
7 More subtile web Arachne cannot spin,

subtile > rarefied, thin; subtle

8 Nor the fine nets, which oft we woven see
9 Of scorched dew, do not in the air more lightly flee.

scorched dew > [gossamer]
not > (Pleonastic, and thus intensive)
flee > fly; _hence:_ drift

21