ped;

eke > also

9 The old man could not fly, but fell to ground half dead.

fly > flee

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Yet afterwards close creeping, as he might,
2 He in a bush did hide his fearefull hed,
The iolly _Satyres_ full of fresh delight,
4 Came dauncing forth, and with them nimbly led
Faire +_Helenore_+, with girlonds all bespred,
6 Whom their May-lady they had newly made:
She proud of that new honour, which they red,
8 And of their louely fellowship full glade,
Daunst liuely, and her face did with a Lawrell shade.

5 _Helenore_ > _Hellenore 1609_

1 Yet afterwards (close creeping as he might,

close > [as] close, [as] closely; [as] secretly
might > could

2 He in a bush did hide his fearful head)
3 The jolly satyrs, full of fresh delight,

jolly > jolly; lustful

4 Came dancing forth, and with them nimbly led
5 Fair Hellenore, with garlands all bespread,
6 Whom their May-lady they had newly made:

May-lady > Queen of the May (girl chosen to be queen of the games on
Mayday)

7 She, proud of that new honour which they read,

read > [had] declared, _hence:_ had announced

8 And of their lovely fellowship full glad,

lovely > loving
full > very, exceedingly

9 Danced lively, and her face did with a laurel shade.

lively > livelily
laurel > laurel wreath (the laurel is sacred to Apollo, god of the
sun, song and music)

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The silly man that in the thicket lay
2 Saw all this goodly sport, and grieued sore,
Yet durst he not against it doe or say,
4 But did his hart with bitter thoughts engore,
To see th'vnkindnesse of his _Hellenore_.
6 All day they daunced with great lustihed,
And with their horned feet the greene grasse wore,
8 The whiles their Gotes vpon the brouzes +fed,+
Till drouping _Ph{oe}bus_ gan to hide his golden hed.

8 fed, > fed. _1590, 1596_

1 The silly man that in the thicket lay

silly > helpless; silly

2 Saw all this goodly sport, and grieved sore,
3 Yet dared he not against it do or say,
4 But did his heart with bitter thoughts engore,

engore > wound deeply

5 To see the unkindness of his Hellenore.

unkindness > unnatural behaviour; _perhaps also:_ unkindness

6 All day they danced with great lustihead,

lustihead > lustiness, vigour; lustfulness

7 And with their horned feet the green grass wore,
8 The whiles their goats upon the browses fed,

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