fed her fancie, and entysd
To take +to+ his new loue, and leaue her old despysd.
9 to > with _1590_
1 And otherwhiles with amorous delights
otherwhiles > at other times
2 And pleasing toys he would her entertain,
toys > games; amorous games
3 Now singing sweetly, to surprise her spirits,
surprise > capture; lead unawares (into doing something not
intended)
4 Now making lays of love and lovers' pain,
lays > songs
5 Branles, ballads, virelays, and verses vain;
Branle > {A French dance, or the music for it}
virelay > {A sort of song originating in France. See _SC_, gloss to
"November"}
vain > foolish; empty; weak
6 Oft purposes, oft riddles he devised,
purposes > riddles; games of questions-and-answers
7 And thousands like, which flowed in his brain,
8 With which he fed her fancy, and enticed
enticed > [enticed her]
9 To take to his new love, and leave her old despised.
310.9
And euery where he might, and euery while
2 He did her seruice dewtifull, and sewed
At hand with humble pride, and pleasing guile,
4 So closely yet, that none but she it vewed,
Who well perceiued all, and all indewed.
6 Thus finely did he his false nets dispred,
With which he many weake harts had subdewed
8 Of yore, and many had ylike misled:
What wonder then, if she were likewise carried?
1 And everywhere he might, and every while
might > could
every while > [all the time]
2 He did her service dutiful, and sued
sued > {Followed as an attendant or companion}
3 At hand with humble pride, and pleasing guile,
4 So closely yet that none but she it viewed,
closely > secretly
5 Who well perceived all, and all endued.
endued > digested (used of a hawk); _hence:_ took in, absorbed
(Latin _inducere_, to lead in)
6 Thus finely did he his false nets dispread,
finely > skilfully, artfully
dispread > spread out
7 With which he many weak hearts had subdued
subdued > subdued; _also:_ led astray, stolen away (Latin _subduco_,
cognate with _seduco_ and hence "seduce")
8 Of yore, and many had alike misled:
yore > old
9 What wonder, then, if she were likewise carried?
310.10
No fort so fensible, no wals so strong,
2 But that continuall battery will riue,
Or daily siege through dispuruayance long,
4 And lacke of reskewes will to parley driue;
And +Peece+, that vnto parley eare wi
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