eyond > [in the next tapestry along]
2 Deadly engored of a great wild bore,
Deadly engored of > Mortally gored by
3 And by his side the goddess, grovelling,
grovelling > prostrate
4 Makes for him endless moan, and evermore
moan > lamentation
5 With her soft garment wipes away the gore
6 Which stains his snowy skin with hateful hue:
7 But when she saw no help might him restore,
8 Him to a dainty flower she did transmew,
dainty > delightful, pleasing
transmew > transmute
9 Which in that cloth was wrought, as if it lively grew.
that cloth > [the tapestry]
lively > living; in a lifelike manner
301.39
So was that chamber clad in goodly wize,
2 And round about it many beds were dight,
As whilome was the antique worldes guize,
4 Some for vntimely ease, some for delight,
As pleased them to vse, that vse it might:
6 And all was full of Damzels, and of Squires,
Dauncing and reueling both day and night,
8 And swimming deepe in sensuall desires,
And _Cupid_ still emongst them kindled lustfull fires.
1 So was that chamber clad in goodly wise,
clad > arrayed, decked
goodly wise > [a] fine fashion
2 And round about it many beds were dight,
beds > couches
dight > prepared, arranged
3 As whilom was the antique world's guise,
whilom > formerly, in ancient times
antique > ancient (esp. applied to Greece and Rome)
guise > manner, custom
4 Some for untimely ease, some for delight,
untimely > inopportune (i.e. during the day)
5 As pleased them to use, that use it might:
6 And all was full of damsels, and of squires,
7 Dancing and revelling both day and night,
8 And swimming deep in sensual desires,
9 And Cupid still amongst them kindled lustful fires.
still > continually
301.40
And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide
2 Her looser notes with _Lydian_ harmony;
And all the while sweet birdes thereto applide
4 Their daintie layes and dulcet melody,
Ay caroling of loue and iollity,
6 That wonder was to heare their trim consort.
Which when those knights beheld, with scornefull eye,
8 They sdeigned such lasciuious disport,
And loath'd the loose demeanure of that wanton sort.
1 And all the while sweet Music did divide
divide > descant
2 Her looser notes with Lydian harmony;
looser > too-loose
Lydian > (Describing a mode of Greek music, characteristically
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