1 Which seeing, fair Belphoebe began to fear
2 Lest his wound were inly well not healed,
inly > inwardly
3 Or the wicked steel empoisoned were:
the wicked steel > (The foster's arrowhead)
empoisoned were > had been dipped in poison
4 Little she weened that love he close concealed;
weened > imagined
close > secretly
5 Yet still he wasted, as the snow congealed,
as > like
snow congealed > frozen snow
6 When the bright sun his beams thereon does beat;
7 Yet never he his heart to her revealed,
8 But rather chose to die for sorrow great
9 Than with dishonourable terms her to entreat.
terms > words, language
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She gracious Lady, yet no paines did spare,
2 To do him ease, or do him remedy:
Many Restoratiues of vertues rare,
4 And costly Cordialles she did apply,
To mitigate his stubborne mallady:
6 But that sweet Cordiall, which can restore
A loue-sick hart, she did to him enuy;
8 To +him, and to+ all th'vnworthy world forlore
She did enuy that soueraigne salue, in secret store.
8 him, and to > him and _1609_
1 She, gracious lady, yet no pains did spare
pains > efforts
2 To do him ease, or do him remedy:
do > cause; _hence:_ give
3 Many restoratives of virtues rare,
virtues > powers; occult powers
rare > excellent, fine; unusual
4 And costly cordials she did apply,
5 To mitigate his stubborn malady:
6 But that sweet cordial, which can restore
cordial > (The word is derived ultimately from the Latin _cor_,
heart)
7 A love-sick heart, she did to him envy;
to him envy > begrudge him; _hence:_ deny him, withhold
8 To him, and to all the unworthy world forlorn,
9 She did envy that sovereign salve, in secret store.
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That dainty Rose, the daughter of her Morne,
2 More deare then life she tendered, whose flowre
The girlond of her honour did adorne:
4 Ne suffred she the Middayes scorching powre,
Ne the sharp Northerne wind thereon to showre,
6 But lapped vp her silken leaues most chaire,
When so the froward skye began to lowre:
8 But soone as calmed was the Christall aire,
She did it faire dispred, and let +to+ florish faire.
9 to > it _1611_
1 That dainty rose, the daughter of her morn,
2 More dear than life she tendered, whose flower
tendered > {Regarded or treated with tenderness; treated with proper
regard}
3 The garland of
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