From her fair eyes and gracious countenance.
7 What boots it him from death to be unbound,

boots > avails

8 To be captived in endless durance

captived > made captive

9 Of sorrow and despair without allegeance?

allegeance > alleviation, relief

305.43

Still as his wound did gather, and grow hole,
2 So still his hart woxe sore, and health decayd:
Madnesse to saue a part, and lose the whole.
4 Still whenas he beheld the heauenly Mayd,
Whiles dayly plaisters to his wound she layd,
6 So still his Malady the more increast,
The whiles her matchlesse beautie him dismayd.
8 Ah God, what other could he do at least,
But loue so faire a Lady, that his life releast?

1 Still as his wound did gather, and grow whole,

Still > Ever

2 So still his heart waxed sore, and health decayed:

waxed > grew

3 Madness to save a part, and lose the whole.
4 Still when he beheld the heavenly maid,

Still > Ever, continually

5 While daily plasters to his wound she laid,

laid > applied

6 So still his malady the more increased,
7 The whiles her matchless beauty him dismayed.

The whiles > While; meanwhile
dismayed > overwhelmed, defeated

8 Ah God, what other could he do at least,

at least > at all events, at any rate

9 But love so fair a lady, that his life released?

released > [had] delivered, liberated; _hence:_ saved

305.44

Long while he stroue in his courageous brest,
2 With reason dew the passion to subdew,
And loue for to dislodge out of his nest:
4 Still when her excellencies he did vew,
Her soueraigne bounty, and celestiall hew,
6 The same to loue he strongly was constraind:
But when his meane estate he did +reuew+,
8 He from such hardy boldnesse was restraind,
And of his lucklesse lot and cruell loue thus plaind.

7 reuew > renew _1596, 1609_

1 Long while he strove in his courageous breast,
2 With reason due the passion to subdue,

due > appropriate, fitting

3 And love to dislodge out of its nest:
4 Still when her excellencies he did view,

Still > Ever
excellencies > {Surpassing merits}

5 Her sovereign bounty, and celestial hue,

bounty > virtue, goodness
hue > appearance

6 The same to love he strongly was constrained:

The same > [Those qualities]

7 But when his mean estate he did review,

mean > lowly
estate > rank, status; condition

8 He from