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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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