6 Of my dear foster child, to ease your grief,
grief > pain
7 And win your will: therefore away do dread:
win > gain, achieve
will > [that which you desire]
away do > do away with
8 For death nor danger from your due relief
death > [neither death]
due > fitting; merited
9 Shall me debar. Tell me, therefore, my liefest lief."
liefest lief > dearest dear
302.34
So hauing said, her twixt her armes twaine
2 She straightly straynd, and colled tenderly,
And euery trembling ioynt, and euery vaine
4 She softly felt, and rubbed busily,
To doe the frosen cold away to fly;
6 And her faire deawy eies with kisses deare
She oft did bath, and oft againe did dry;
8 And euer her importund, not to feare
To let the secret of her hart to her appeare.
1 So having said, her 'twixt her arms twain
So > Thus
said > spoken
twain > two
2 She straightly strained, and colled tenderly,
straightly > straightway; _or, pleonastically:_ straitly: tightly
strained > clasped tightly
colled > embraced
3 And every trembling joint, and every vein
joint > limb
4 She softly felt, and rubbed busily,
busily > solicitously
5 To do the frozen cold away to fly;
do > cause
6 And her fair dewy eyes with kisses dear
7 She oft did bathe, and oft again did dry;
8 And ever her importuned not to fear
9 To let the secret of her heart to her appear.
302.35
The Damzell pauzd, and then thus fearefully;
2 Ah Nurse, what needeth thee to eke my paine?
Is not enough, that I alone doe dye,
4 But it must doubled be with death of twaine?
For nought for me but death there doth remaine.
6 O daughter deare (said she) despaire no whit;
For neuer sore, but might a salue obtaine:
8 That blinded God, which hath ye blindly smit,
Another arrow hath your louers hart to hit.
1 The damsel paused, and then thus fearfully:
2 "Ah nurse, what needs you to eke my pain?
needs you > need do you have
eke > augment
3 Is not enough that I alone do die,
not > [it not]
4 But it must doubled be with death of twain?
twain > two
5 For naught for me but death there does remain."
For > Because
6 "O daughter dear," said she, "despair no whit;
daughter > {Girl, maiden; also a term of affectionate address used
by any older person to a girl or young woman}
7 For never sore, but might a salve obtain:
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