le grace,
2 And manly terrour mixed therewithall,
That as the one stird vp affections bace,
4 So th'other did mens rash desires apall,
And hold them backe, that would in errour fall;
6 As he, that hath espide a vermeill Rose,
To which sharpe thornes and +breres+ the way forstall,
8 Dare not for dread his hardy hand expose,
But wishing it far off, his idle wish doth lose.

7 breres > briers _1609_

1 For she was full of amiable grace,

amiable > lovable; pleasing

2 And manly terror mixed therewithal,

terror > {The quality of causing terror}
therewithal > therewith, with that

3 That as the one stirred up affections base,
4 So the other did men's rash desires appal,

appal > cause to fade; _hence:_ quell

5 And hold them back, that would in error fall;

them > [those men]

6 As he, that has espied a vermeil rose

vermeil > scarlet

7 To which sharp thorns and briers the way forestall,

forestall > obstruct

8 Dare not for dread his hardy hand expose,
9 But wishing it, far off, his idle wish does lose.

idle > empty, futile

301.47

Whom when the Lady saw so faire a +wight,+
2 All ignoraunt of her contrary sex,
(For she her weend a fresh and lusty knight)
4 She greatly gan enamoured to wex,
And with vaine thoughts her falsed fancy vex:
6 Her fickle hart conceiued hasty fire,
Like sparkes of fire, +which+ fall in +sclender+ flex,
8 That shortly brent into extreme desire,
And ransackt all her veines with passion entire.

1 wight, > wight. _1596_
7 which > that _1590_
7 sclender > slender _1609_

1 Whom, when the lady saw so fair a wight

Whom > [Of whom]
wight > person, "man"

2 (All ignorant of her contrary sex:

contrary > different; opposite; untoward, prejudicial

3 For she her weened a fresh and lusty knight),

weened > supposed, imagined [to be]

4 She greatly began enamoured to wax,

wax > grow

5 And with vain thoughts her falsed fancy vex:

falsed > corrupted; failing (cf. 102.30:3)
vex > [to vex]

6 Her fickle heart conceived hasty fire,
7 Like sparks of fire which fall in slender flax,

flax > (From the fine or "sclender" fibres of which candle or lamp
wicks were once made)

8 That shortly burnt into extreme desire,
9 And ransacked all her veins with passion entire.

entire > complete, total; _or:_ inward (cf. 408.23:9, 408.48:9)

301.48

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