hip, with
an important temple dedicated to her: its high priest exercised
religious authority over the whole island. In other traditions
she is said to have arisen from the sea off Cythera (Cerigo), and
is thus sometimes, as at 306.20:1, called Cytherea. "Cytheron
hill" follows _DGDG_ 3.22 and _Knight's Tale_ 1936-7 (noted
Church (1758)))

5 Or it in Cnidus be, I wot not well;

Cnidus > (A city in Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria, with a temple
to Aphrodite containing a famous statue of her by Praxiteles)
wot > know

6 But well I wot by trial that this same
7 All other pleasant places does excel,

excel > surpass

8 And called is, by her lost lover's name,
9 The Garden of Adonis, far renowned by fame.

fame > report; reputation

306.30

In that same Gardin all the goodly flowres,
2 Wherewith dame Nature doth her beautifie,
And decks the girlonds of her paramoures,
4 Are fetcht: there is the first seminarie
Of all things, that are borne to liue and die,
6 According to their kindes. Long worke it were,
Here to account the endlesse progenie
8 Of all the weedes, that bud and blossome there;
But so much as doth need, must needs be counted here.

1 In that same garden all the goodly flowers

goodly > beautiful

2 Wherewith Dame Nature does herself beautify,

Wherewith > With which

3 And decks the garlands of her paramours,
4 Are fetched: there is the first seminary

fetched > come by, found; _hence:_ to be found
seminary > seedbed

5 Of all things that are born to live and die,
6 According to their kinds. Long work it were

were > [would be]

7 Here to account the endless progeny

account > narrate; render an account of

8 Of all the weeds that bud and blossom there;

weeds > plants (whether herbs, shrubs, or trees)

9 But so much as does need, must needs be counted here.

does need > [is necessary]
needs > of necessity
counted > related

306.31

It sited was in fruitfull soyle of old,
2 And girt in with two walles on either side;
The one of yron, the other of bright gold,
4 That none might thorough breake, nor ouer-stride:
And double gates it had, which opened wide,
6 By which both in and out men moten pas;
Th'one faire and fresh, the other old and dride:
8 Old _Genius_ the porter of them was,
Old _Genius_, the which a double nature has.

1 It sited was in fruitful soil