so > thus
he > [Paridell]
9 And sent close messages of love to her at will.
close > secret
309.28
And euer and anone, when none was ware,
2 With speaking lookes, that close embassage bore,
He rou'd at her, and told his secret care:
4 For all that art he learned had of yore.
Ne was she ignoraunt of that lewd lore,
6 But in his eye his meaning wisely red,
And with the like him answerd euermore:
8 She sent at him one firie dart, whose hed
Empoisned was with priuy lust, and gealous dred.
1 And ever and anon, when none was ware,
ever and anon > every now and then
none > no one
ware > aware; vigilant
2 With speaking looks, that close ambassage bore,
close > secret
ambassage > {Properly, a message brought by an ambassador; hence:
message}
3 He roved at her, and told his secret care:
roved > fired, shot (used of arrows)
care > mental suffering; esteem, love (Latin _carus_)
4 For all that art he learned had of yore.
yore > old
5 Nor was she ignorant of that lewd lore,
lore > teaching, doctrine
6 But in his eye his meaning wisely read,
wisely > skilfully, expertly
7 And with the like him answered evermore:
8 She sent at him one fiery dart, whose head
9 Empoisoned was with privy lust and jealous dread.
Empoisoned > {Poisoned; dipped in poison (cf. 305.49:3)}
privy > secret, hidden
309.29
He from that deadly throw made no defence,
2 But to the wound his weake hart opened wyde;
The wicked engine through false influence,
4 Past through his eyes, and secretly did glyde
Into his hart, which it did sorely gryde.
6 But nothing new to him was that same paine,
Ne paine at all; for he so oft had tryde
8 The powre thereof, and lou'd so oft in vaine,
That thing of course he counted, loue to entertaine.
1 He from that deadly throw made no defence,
from > [against]
throw > {Throw, cast, action of hurling a missile}
2 But to the wound his weak heart opened wide;
3 The wicked engine, through false influence,
engine > contrivance; engine of destruction, missile; snare, wile
4 Passed through his eyes, and secretly did glide
5 Into his heart, which it did sorely gride.
gride > wound, pierce, run through
6 But nothing new to him was that same pain,
7 Nor pain at all; for he so oft had tried
tried > undergone; _hence:_ experienced
8 The power thereof, and lo
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