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stayed, 2 Maugre his host, who grudged grievously Maugre > in spite of, notwithstanding grudged > grumbled 3 To house a guest that would be needs obeyed, needs > of necessity 4 And of his own him left not liberty: his own > [his own household] liberty > [the liberty] 5 Might wanting measure moves surquidry. Might wanting measure moves surquidry > Power lacking restraint leads to arrogance (measure = temperance, moderation; surquidry = arrogance, presumption) 6 Two things he feared, but the third was death; 7 That fierce young man's unruly mastery; young man > (A compound sb., like "old man" (108.30:2, etc.) or "old woman" (302.47:4)) 8 His money, which he loved as living breath; 9 And his fair wife, whom honest long he kept uneath. honest > virtuous, chaste uneath > with difficulty 310.3 But patience perforce he must abie, 2 What fortune and his fate on him will lay, Fond is the feare, that findes no remedie; 4 Yet warily he watcheth euery way, By which he feareth euill happen may: 6 So th'euill thinkes by watching to preuent; Ne doth he suffer her, nor night, nor day, 8 Out of his sight her selfe once to absent. So doth he punish her and eke himselfe torment. 1 But patience perforce he must aby patience perforce > (Proverbial: patience upon compulsion, like it or not. Cf. 203.3:3) aby > suffer, endure 2 What Fortune and his fate on him will lay, 3 Fond is the fear that finds no remedy; Fond > Foolish 4 Yet warily he watches every way 5 By which he fears evil happen may: 6 So the evil thinks by watching to prevent; 7 Nor does he suffer her, +nor+ night nor day, suffer > allow nor > neither 8 Out of his sight herself once to absent. 9 So does he punish her, and eke himself torment. eke > also 310.4 But _Paridell_ kept better watch, then hee, 2 A fit occasion for his turne to find: False loue, why do men say, thou canst not see, 4 And in their foolish fancie feigne thee blind, That with thy charmes the sharpest sight doest bind, 6 And to thy will abuse? Thou walkest free, And seest euery secret of the mind; 8 Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee; All that is by the working of thy Deitee. 1 But Paridell kept better watch than he, 2 A fit occasion for his turn to find: turn > purpose 3 False Love, why do men say you cannot
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