r and anon

ever and anon > always and straightway; _hence:_ ever, continuously

5 Threats with huge ruin him to fall upon,

Threats > Threatens
ruin > {The act of collapse of a building, etc.}

6 That he dares never sleep, but that one eye

That > [So that]
one > [one remaining]

7 Still ope he keeps for that occasion;

Still ope > Ever open

8 Ne ever rests he in tranquillity:

Ne ever > Never, and never

9 The roaring billows beat his bower so boisterously.

bower > dwelling, chamber
boisterously > violently, fiercely

310.59

Ne euer is he wont on ought to feed,
2 But toades and frogs, his pasture poysonous,
Which in his cold complexion do breed
4 A filthy bloud, or humour rancorous,
Matter of doubt and dread suspitious,
6 That doth with curelesse care consume the hart,
Corrupts the stomacke with gall vitious,
8 Croscuts the liuer with internall smart,
And doth transfixe the soule with deathes eternall dart.

1 Ne ever is he wont on aught to feed

Ne ever > And never, never
wont > accustomed

2 But toads and frogs, his pasture poisonous,

pasture > food, sustenance

3 Which in his cold complexion do breed

complexion > combination of humours ("cold" or "hot", "moist" or
"dry". The "humours", in medieval physiology, were the four
chief fluids of the body: blood, phlegm, choler and melancholy.
A person's temperament was determined by the relative proportions
of these four cardinal humours)

4 A filthy blood, or humour rancorous,
5 Matter of doubt and dread suspicious,

doubt > fear

6 That does with cureless care consume the heart,
7 Corrupts the stomach with gall vicious,

stomach > stomach; _also:_ spirit, pride
vicious > foul, noxious; impure; morbid, diseased

8 Cross-cuts the liver with internal smart,

liver > {The supposed seat of love and violent passion; also: one
who is alive}
smart > pain, acute pain

9 And does transfix the soul with death's eternal dart.

310.60

Yet can he neuer dye, but dying liues,
2 And doth himselfe with sorrow new sustaine,
That death and life attonce vnto him giues.
4 And painefull pleasure turnes to pleasing paine.
There dwels he euer, miserable swaine,
6 Hatefull both to him selfe, and euery wight;
Where he through priuy griefe, and horrour vaine,
8 Is woxen so deform'd, that he has quight
Forgot he was a man, and _Gealosie_ is h