fant fair,
2 The younger daughter of Chrysogone,
3 And to Psyche with great trust and care
4 Committed her, fostered to be,
5 And trained up in true feminity:

feminity > femininity

6 Who no less carefully her tendered

tendered > {Treated with proper regard}

7 Than her own daughter Pleasure, to whom she
8 Made her companion, and her lessoned

lessoned > instructed

9 In all the lore of love, and goodly womanhood.

lore > teaching, doctrine

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In which when she to perfect ripenesse grew,
2 Of grace and beautie noble Paragone,
She brought her forth into the worldes vew,
4 To be th'ensample of true loue alone,
And Lodestarre of all chaste affectione,
6 To all faire Ladies, that doe liue on ground.
To Faery court she came, where many one
8 Admyrd her goodly haueour, and found
His feeble hart wide +launched+ with loues cruell wound.

9 launched > launch _1590;_ launced _1609_

1 In which when she to perfect ripeness grew,
2 Of grace and beauty noble paragon,
3 She brought her forth into the world's view,
4 To be the example of true love alone,

example > model, pattern

5 And lodestar of all chaste affection,
6 To all fair ladies, that do live on ground.

on ground > in the world

7 To Faery court she came, where many one
8 Admired her goodly haviour, and found

goodly > beautiful
haviour > deportment, bearing; behaviour

9 His feeble heart wide lanced with love's cruel wound.

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But she to none of them her loue did cast,
2 Saue to the noble knight Sir _Scudamore_,
To whom her louing hart she linked fast
4 In +faithfull+ loue, t'abide for euermore,
And for his dearest sake endured sore,
6 Sore trouble of an hainous enimy;
Who her would forced haue to haue forlore
8 Her former loue, and stedfast loialty,
As ye may elsewhere read that ruefull history.

4 faithfull > fathfull _1596_

1 But she to none of them her love did cast,

to > [on]
cast > confer

2 Save to the noble knight Sir Scudamour,

to > [on]
Scudamour > "Shield of Love" (French, _{e/}cu d'amour_)

3 To whom her loving heart she linked fast

fast > firmly; very closely

4 In faithful love, to abide for evermore,
5 And for his dearest sake endured sore,
6 Sore trouble of a heinous enemy;
7 Who her would forced have to have forlore

forlore > forsaken

8 Her former love