ly, badly
been apaid > have been repaid; _or, as an imprecation:_ be pleased,
be satisfied
6 But she was more engrieved, and replied:
engrieved > aggravated; grieved
7 "Fair sister, ill beseems it to upbraid
beseems > becomes
8 A doleful heart with so disdainful pride;
so > such
9 The like that mine may be your pain another tide.
The like that > [A similar predicament to]
tide > time
306.22
As you in woods and wanton wildernesse
2 Your glory set, to chace the saluage beasts,
So my delight is all in ioyfulnesse,
4 In beds, in bowres, in banckets, and in feasts:
And ill becomes you with your loftie creasts,
6 To scorne the ioy, that _Ioue_ is glad to seeke;
We both are bound to follow heauens beheasts,
8 And tend our charges with obeisance meeke:
Spare, gentle sister, with reproch my paine to eeke.
1 "As you in woods and wanton wilderness
wanton > rank, luxuriant; untrammelled
2 Your glory set, to chase the savage beasts,
savage > wild; savage
3 So my delight is all in joyfulness,
4 In beds, in bowers, in banquets, and in feasts:
bowers > bedrooms
5 And ill becomes you with your lofty crests
crests > {Symbols of pride or self-confidence; "lofty crests" thus =
"superior ways"}
6 To scorn the joy that Jove is glad to seek;
7 We both are bound to follow heaven's behests,
8 And tend our charges with obeisance meek:
obeisance > obedience; submission
9 Spare, gentle sister, with reproach my pain to eke.
gentle > noble
eke > augment
306.23
And tell me, if that ye my sonne haue heard,
2 To lurke emongst your Nymphes in secret wize;
Or keepe their cabins: much I am affeard,
4 Least he like one of them him selfe disguize,
And turne his arrowes to their exercize:
6 So may he long himselfe full easie hide:
For he is faire and fresh in face and guize,
8 As any Nymph (let not it be enuyde.)
So saying euery Nymph full narrowly she eyde.
1 "And tell me if that you my son have heard
if that > [whether]
2 To lurk amongst your nymphs in secret wise;
wise > fashion
3 Or keep their cabins: much I am afeard,
keep > remain in
afeard > afraid
4 Lest he like one of them himself disguise,
5 And turn his arrows to their exercise:
their exercise > (Either the nymphs' exercise, chasing game, or the
arrows' usual exercise, so exciting love among the nym
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