ustom; _hence:_ customarily

9 Who still wax old in woe, while woe still waxes new.

wax > grow

109.10

That idle name of loue, and louers life,
2 As losse of time, and vertues enimy
I euer scornd, and ioyd to stirre vp strife,
4 In middest of their mournfull Tragedy,
Ay wont to laugh, when them I heard to cry,
6 And blow the fire, which them to ashes brent:
Their God himselfe, grieu'd at my libertie,
8 Shot many a dart at me with fiers intent,
But I them warded all with wary gouernment.

1 "That idle name of Love, and lover's life,
2 As loss of time, and virtue's enemy,
3 I ever scorned, and joyed to stir up strife
4 In middest of their mournful tragedy,

middest > [the midmost part of]

5 Ay wont to laugh when them I heard to cry,

Ay > Ever
wont > accustomed

6 And blow the fire which them to ashes burnt:
7 Their god himself, grieved at my liberty,

god > [Cupid]

8 Shot many a dart at me with fierce intent,
9 But I them warded all with wary government.

government > conduct, discretion

109.11

But all in vaine: no fort can be so strong,
2 Ne fleshly brest can armed be so sound,
But will at last be wonne with battrie long,
4 Or +vnawares+ at disauantage found;
Nothing is sure, that growes on earthly ground:
6 And who most trustes in arme of fleshly might,
And boasts, in beauties chaine not to be bound,
8 Doth soonest fall in disauentrous fight,
And yeeldes his caytiue neck to victours most despight.

4 vnawares > vnwares _1596_

1 "But all in vain: no fort can be so strong,
2 No fleshly breast can armed be so sound,
3 But will at last be won with battery long,

battery > battering; assault with many blows

4 Or unawares at disadvantage found;
5 Nothing is sure that grows on earthly ground:
6 And who most trusts in arm of fleshly might,
7 And boasts in beauty's chain not to be bound,
8 Does soonest fall in disadventurous fight,

disadventurous > unfortunate, disastrous

9 And yields his caitiff neck to victor's most despite.

caitiff > wretched; captive
most > greatest
despite > scorn, malice, outrage

109.12

Ensample make of him your haplesse ioy,
2 And of my selfe now mated, as ye see;
Whose prouder vaunt that proud auenging boy
4 Did soone pluck downe, and curbd my libertie.
For on a day prickt forth with iollitie
6 Of looser life, an