In hast vnto his Lord, where he him left afore.
1 The god obeyed, and calling forth straightway
2 A diverse dream out of his prison dark,
diverse > diverting; _also:_ distracting (SUS)
3 Delivered it to him, and down did lay
4 His heavy head, devoid of careful cark,
careful > {Full of cares}
cark > anxiety, responsibility
5 Whose senses all were straight benumbed and stark.
stark > rigid, unfeeling
6 He, back returning by the ivory door,
ivory door > (The one through which false dreams pass)
7 Remounted up as light as cheerful lark,
8 And on his little wings the dream he bore
9 In haste to his lord, where he him left before.
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Who all this while with charmes and hidden artes,
2 Had made a Lady of that other Spright,
And fram'd of liquid ayre her tender partes
4 So liuely, and so like in all mens sight,
That weaker sence it could haue rauisht quight:
6 The maker selfe for all his wondrous witt,
Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight:
8 Her all in white he clad, and ouer it
Cast a black stole, most like to seeme for _Vna_ fit.
1 Who all this while, with charms and hidden arts,
charms > spells
2 Had made a lady of that other sprite,
3 And framed of liquid air her tender parts,
framed > designed; fashioned
liquid > transparent; ethereal; bright
4 So lively, and so like in all men's sight,
lively > life-like
like > convincing
5 That weaker sense it could have ravished quite:
weaker > [a weaker or: too-weak]
6 The maker himself, for all his wondrous wit,
7 Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight:
goodly > beautiful [a]
8 Her all in white he clad, and over it
9 Cast a black stole, most like to seem for Una fit.
stole > robe
Una > "One" (Latin; she is the sole Truth)
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Now when that ydle dreame was to him brought,
2 Vnto that Elfin knight he bad him fly,
Where he slept soundly void of euill thought,
4 And with false shewes abuse his fantasy,
In sort as he him schooled priuily:
6 And that new creature borne without her dew,
Full of the makers guile, with +vsage+ sly
8 He taught to imitate that Lady trew,
Whose semblance she did carrie vnder feigned hew.
7 vsage > visage _1609_
1 Now when that idle dream was to him brought,
idle > empty, baseless
2 To that Elfin knight he bade him fly,
Elfin > {Of a race nat
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