weet consuming woe,
Which he had wrought to many others moe.
6 But to declare the mournfull Tragedyes,
And spoiles, wherewith he all the ground did strow,
8 More eath to number, with how many eyes
High heauen beholds sad louers nightly theeueryes.

2 so?) > so? _1596_

1 Nor did he spare (so cruel was the elf)

elf > mischievous child

2 His own dear mother (ah, why should he so?);

His own dear mother > [Venus]

3 Nor did he spare sometime to prick himself,

sometime > sometimes

4 That he might taste the sweet consuming woe

That > [So that]

5 Which he had wrought to many others more.

to > in

6 But to declare the mournful tragedies,
7 And spoils, wherewith he all the ground did strew:

wherewith > with which
ground > surface, background (of the tapestry)

8 More eath to number with how many eyes

More eath > [It would be easier]
eyes > [stars]

9 High heaven beholds sad lovers' nightly thieveries.

thieveries > {Thefts; acts of stealth}

311.46

Kings Queenes, Lords Ladies, Knights and Damzels gent
2 Were heap'd together with the vulgar sort,
And mingled with the raskall rablement,
4 Without respect of person or of port,
To shew Dan _Cupids_ powre and great effort:
6 And round about a border was entrayld,
Of broken bowes and arrowes shiuered short,
8 And a long bloudy riuer through them rayld,
So liuely and so like, that liuing sence it fayld.

1 Kings, queens, lords, ladies, knights, and damsels gent

gent > noble, high-born

2 Were heaped together with the vulgar sort,

sort > kind; company

3 And mingled with the rascal rabblement,

rascal rabblement > rabble; wretched rabble

4 Without respect of person or of port,

port > style of life, _hence:_ social station

5 To show Dan Cupid's power and great effort:

Dan > {Title of honour, as "Master", "Sir"}
effort > power, powers

6 And round about a border was entrailed,

entrailed > entwined, interlaced, _hence:_ woven

7 Of broken bows and arrows shivered short,

shivered > broken, split

8 And a long bloody river through them railed,

railed > flowed

9 So lively and so like that living sense it failed.

lively > vivid, convincing
like > lifelike
failed > deceived (Latin _fallere_: WUFQ)

311.47

And at the vpper end of that faire rowme,
2 There was an Altar built of pretious stone,
Of passing