years so do they there remain;

so > thus

6 And then of him are clad with other hue,

of > by
hue > appearance, form

7 Or sent into the changeful world again,

Or > (Possibly a misprint for "And"; for a summary of other
explanations, see Hamilton (1980))

8 Till thither they return, where first they grew:
9 So like a wheel around they run from old to new.

306.34

Ne needs there Gardiner to set, or sow,
2 To plant +or+ prune: for of their owne accord
All things, as they created were, doe grow,
4 And yet remember well the mightie word,
Which first was spoken by th'Almightie lord,
6 That bad them to increase and multiply:
Ne doe they need with water of the ford,
8 Or of the clouds to moysten their roots dry;
For in themselues eternall moisture they imply.

2 or > of _1596_

1 Neither needs there gardener to set, or sow,

needs there > [is there need of a; is there need of there a]

2 To plant or prune: for of their own accord
3 All things, as they created were, do grow,
4 And yet remember well the mighty word
5 Which first was spoken by the Almighty Lord,

spoken > (_Gen._ 1.22)

6 That bade them to increase and multiply:
7 Nor do they need with water of the ford,

ford > stream, current

8 Or of the clouds to moisten their roots dry;

roots dry > [dry roots]

9 For in themselves eternal moisture they imply.

imply > enfold; conceal; _hence:_ contain

306.35

Infinite shapes of creatures there are bred,
2 And vncouth formes, which none yet euer knew,
And euery sort is in a sundry bed
4 Set by it selfe, and ranckt in comely rew:
Some fit for reasonable soules t'indew,
6 Some made for beasts, some made for birds to weare,
And all the fruitfull spawne of fishes hew
8 In endlesse rancks along enraunged were,
That seem'd the _Ocean_ could not containe them there.

1 Infinite shapes of creatures there are bred,
2 And uncouth forms, which none yet ever knew,

uncouth > strange, bizarre; unseemly

3 And every sort is in a sundry bed

sundry > separate, distinct

4 Set by itself, and ranked in comely rew:

rew > row

5 Some fit for reasonable souls to endue,

Some > (See 1 _Cor._ 15.39)
reasonable > {Endowed with reason}

6 Some made for beasts, some made for birds to wear,
7 And all the fruitful spawn of fishes' hue

hue > appearance, form

8 In endless