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hallowes, The whiles that loue it steres, and fortune rowes; 6 Loue my lewd Pilot hath a restlesse mind And fortune Boteswaine no assuraunce knowes, 8 But saile withouten starres, gainst tide and wind: How can they other do, sith both are bold and blind? 1 "For else my feeble vessel, crazed and cracked else > otherwise crazed > damaged [weakened by multiple hairline fissures] 2 Through your strong buffets and outrageous blows, outrageous > violent; intemperate blows > blows, strokes; blasts of wind 3 Cannot endure, but needs it must be wracked needs > of necessity, perforce wracked > wrecked, shipwrecked; ruined 4 On the rough rocks, or on the sandy shallows, 5 While Love it steers, and Fortune rows; Love > [Cupid; on his blindness, see 304.6:8] 6 Love, my lewd pilot, has a restless mind, lewd > unlearned; bungling; worthless; sorry, poor; lewd, lascivious 7 And Fortune, boatswain, no assurance knows, assurance > steadiness, intrepidity 8 But sail without stars, gainst tide and wind: stars > [benefit of navigation by the stars] gainst > against 9 How can they other do, sith both are bold and blind? sith > since 304.10 Thou God of winds, that raignest in the seas, 2 That raignest also in the Continent, At last blow vp some gentle gale of ease, 4 The which may bring my ship, ere it be rent, Vnto the gladsome port of her intent: 6 Then when I shall my selfe in safety see, A table for eternall moniment 8 Of thy great grace, and my great ieopardee, Great _Neptune_, I auow to hallow vnto thee. 1 "You god of winds, that reign in the seas, 2 That reign also in the continent, continent > land 3 At last blow up some gentle gale of ease, 4 Which may bring my ship, ere she be rent, rent > shattered 5 To the gladsome port of her intent: intent > purpose 6 Then when I shall myself in safety see, 7 A table for eternal monument table > votive tablet 8 Of your great grace, and my great jeopardy, 9 Great Neptune, I avow to hallow to you." Neptune > ("Thou God of winds" (line 1) is Aeolus, so her principal supplication might be addressed to Neptune as the "sea of sorrow" of 304.8:1) avow > vow 304.11 Then sighing softly sore, and inly deepe, 2 She shut vp all her plaint in priuy griefe; For her great courage would not let her weepe, 4 Till that
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