her honour did adorn:
4 Neither suffered she the midday's scorching power,

suffered > permitted

5 Nor the sharp northern wind thereon to shower,
6 But lapped up her silken leaves most chare,

lapped > folded; wrapped
chare > carefully

7 Whenso the froward sky began to lour:

Whenso > Whenever
froward > adverse, perverse; evilly disposed

8 But soon as calmed was the crystal air,

soon > [as soon]

9 She did it fair dispread, and let to flourish fair.

dispread > spread out
let to > [allowed it to]

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Eternall God in his almighty powre,
2 To make ensample of his heauenly grace,
In Paradize whilome did plant this flowre,
4 Whence he it fetcht out of her natiue place,
And did in stocke of earthly flesh enrace,
6 That mortall men her glory should +admire:+
In gentle Ladies brest, and bounteous race
8 Of woman kind it fairest flowre doth spire,
And beareth fruit of honour and all chast desire.

6 admire: > admire _1590, 1596_

1 Eternal God in His almighty power,
2 To make example of His heavenly grace,
3 In paradise whilom did plant this flower,

whilom > formerly; at some past time; in ancient times

4 Whence He it fetched out of its native place,
5 And did in stock of earthly flesh enrace,

enrace > introduce; implant

6 That mortal men its glory should admire:

That > [So that]

7 In gentle ladies' breast, and bounteous race

gentle > noble; gentle
bounteous > {Full of goodness, virtuous; beneficent}

8 Of womankind it fairest flower does spire,

spire > germinate; sprout; _also:_ shoot up (as a stem); soar aloft

9 And bears fruit of honour and all chaste desire.

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Faire ympes of beautie, whose bright shining beames
2 Adorne the world with like to heauenly light,
And to your willes both royalties and +Realmes+
4 Subdew, through conquest of your wondrous might,
With this faire flowre your goodly girlonds dight,
6 Of chastity and vertue virginall,
That shall embellish more your beautie bright,
8 And crowne your heades with heauenly coronall,
Such as the Angels +weare+ before Gods tribunall.

3 Realmes > Reames _1590, and so pronounced. The earliest form in
England,_ reaume_, became reduced to_ reame, reme, reume_; the
present spelling became the standard form about 1600. Cf.
507.23:6-9_
9 weare > were _1590_

1 Fair imps of beauty, whose bright shining be