brood, her deare delight;
Her hart was pierst with pittie at the sight,
6 When walking through the Gardin, them she +spyde+,
Yet no'te she find redresse for such despight.
8 For all that liues, is subiect to that law:
All things decay in time, and to their end do draw.

6 spyde > saw _sugg. various editors_

1 Yet pity often did the gods relent,

relent > soften, cause to relent

2 To see so fair things marred, and spoiled quite:

so > such
marred > debased

3 And their great mother Venus did lament
4 The loss of her dear brood, her dear delight;
5 Her heart was pierced with pity at the sight
6 When, walking through the Garden, them she spied,
7 Yet no'te she find redress for such despite.

no'te she > she could not
despite > outrage; malice, maliciousness

8 For all that lives is subject to that law:
9 All things decay in time, and to their end do draw.

306.41

But were it not, that _Time_ their troubler is,
2 All that in this delightfull Gardin growes,
Should happie be, and haue immortall blis:
4 For here all plentie, and all pleasure flowes,
And sweet loue gentle fits emongst them throwes,
6 Without fell rancor, or fond gealosie;
Franckly each paramour his leman knowes,
8 Each bird his mate, ne any does enuie
Their goodly meriment, and gay felicitie.

1 But were it not that Time their troubler is,
2 All that in this delightful garden grows
3 Should happy be, and have immortal bliss:

happy > happy; fortunate

4 For here all plenty, and all pleasure flow,
5 And sweet Love gentle fits amongst them throws,
6 Without fell rancour, or fond jealousy;

fell > fierce
fond > foolish

7 Frankly each paramour his leman knows,

Frankly > Freely
leman > lover
knows > {In the Hebrew sense: has carnal knowledge of}

8 Each bird his mate, nor any does envy

Each > [And each]
envy > begrudge

9 Their goodly merriment, and gay felicity.

merriment > entertainment

306.42

There is continuall spring, and haruest there
2 Continuall, both meeting at one time:
For both the boughes doe laughing blossomes beare,
4 And with fresh colours decke the wanton Prime,
And eke attonce the +heauy+ trees they clime,
6 Which seeme to labour vnder their fruits lode:
The whiles the ioyous birdes make their pastime
8 Emongst the shadie leaues, their sweet abode,
And their true loue