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| TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Henrie Wriothesley, Earle of Southampton, and Baron of Titchfield. | TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, AND BARON OF TITCHFIELD | | Ven | |
| I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my | I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my | | Ven.d1 | |
| vnpolisht lines to your Lordship, nor how the | unpolished lines to your Lordship, nor how the | | Ven.d2 | |
| worlde will censure mee for choosing so strong a | world will censure me for choosing so strong a | | Ven.d3 | |
| proppe to support so weake a burthen, onelye if your | prop to support so weak a burden: only, if your | | Ven.d4 | |
| Honour seeme but pleased, I account my selfe highly | Honour seem but pleased, I account my self highly | | Ven.d5 | |
| praised, and vowe to take aduantage of all idle houres, | praised, and vow to take advantage of all idle hours, | | Ven.d6 | |
| till I haue honoured you with some grauer labour. | till I have honoured you with some graver labour. | | Ven.d7 | |
| Butif the first heire of my inuention proue de- | But if the first heir of my invention prove de- | | Ven.d8 | |
| formed, I shall be sorie it had so noble a god-father: | formed, I shall be sorry it had so noble a godfather, | | Ven.d9 | |
| and neuer after eare so barren a land, for feare it yeeld | and never after ear so barren a land, for fear it yield | | Ven.d10 | |
| me still so bad a haruest, I leaue it to your Honour- | me still so bad a harvest. I leave it to your honour- | | Ven.d11 | |
| able suruey, and your Honor to your hearts | able survey, and your Honour to your heart's | | Ven.d12 | |
| content which I wish may alwaies answere your | content; which I wish may always answer your | content (n.) pleasure, satisfaction, happiness | Ven.d13 | |
| owne wish, and the worlds hopefull expectation. | own wish and the world's hopeful expectation. | | Ven.d14 | |
| Your Honors in all dutie, | Your Honour's in all duty, | | Ven | |
| William Shakespeare. | William Shakespeare | | Ven | |
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| EVEN as the sunne with purple-colourd face, | Even as the sun with purple-coloured face | purple (adj.)bright-red, blood-coloured, bloody | Ven.1 | |
| Had tane his last leaue of the weeping morne, | Had ta'en his last leave of the weeping morn, | morn (n.)morning, dawn | Ven.2 | |
| Rose-cheekt Adonis hied him to the chace, | Rose-cheeked Adonis hied him to the chase; | Adonis (n.)[pron: a'dohnis] handsome young man loved by Aphrodite (Greek goddess of sexual love) or (in Roman mythology) Venus | Ven.3 | |
| | hie (v.)hasten, hurry, speed | | |
| Hunting he lou'd, but loue he laught to scorne: | Hunting he loved, but love he laughed to scorn. | | Ven.4 | |
| Sick-thoughted Venus makes amaine vnto him, | Sick-thoughted Venus makes amain unto him, | Venus (n.)Roman goddess of beauty and love | Ven.5 | |
| | sick-thoughted (adj.)lovesick, infatuated | | |
| | amain (adv.)in all haste, at full speed | | |
| And like a bold fac'd suter ginnes to woo him. | And like a bold-faced suitor 'gins to woo him. | | Ven.6 | |
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| Thrise fairer then my selfe, (thus she began) | ‘ Thrice-fairer than myself,’ thus she began, | | Ven.7 | |
| The fields chiefe flower, sweet aboue compare, | ‘ The field's chief flower, sweet above compare, | compare (n.)comparison, simile, analogy | Ven.8 | |
| Staine to all Nimphs, more louely then a man, | Stain to all nymphs, more lovely than a man, | | Ven.9 | |
| More white, and red, then doues, or roses are: | More white and red than doves or roses are; | | Ven.10 | |
| Nature that made thee with her selfe at strife, | Nature that made thee with herself at strife | | Ven.11 | |
| Saith that the world hath ending with thy life. | Saith that the world hath ending with thy life. | | Ven.12 | |
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| Vouchsafe thou wonder to alight thy steed, | ‘ Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed, | | Ven.13 | |
| And raine his proud head to the saddle bow, | And rein his proud head to the saddle-bow; | | Ven.14 | |
| If thou wilt daine this fauor, for thy meed | If thou wilt deign this favour, for thy meed | meed (n.)reward, prize, recompense | Ven.15 | |
| A thousand honie secrets shalt thou know: | A thousand honey secrets shalt thou know. | | Ven.16 | |
| Here come and sit, where neuer serpent hisses, | Here come and sit, where never serpent hisses, | | Ven.17 | |
| And being set, Ile smother thee with kisses. | And being set, I'll smother thee with kisses; | set (adj.)formally seated, arranged in a position of state | Ven.18 | |
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| And yet not cloy thy lips with loth'd sacietie, | ‘ And yet not cloy thy lips with loathed satiety, | satiety (n.)excess, over-abundance | Ven.19 | |
| But rather famish them amid their plentie, | But rather famish them amid their plenty, | | Ven.20 | |
| Making them red, and pale, with fresh varietie: | Making them red and pale with fresh variety; | | Ven.21 | |
| Ten kisses short as one, one long as twentie: | Ten kisses short as one, one long as twenty. | | Ven.22 | |
| A sommers day will seeme an houre but short, | A summer's day will seem an hour but short, | | Ven.23 | |
| Being wasted in such time-beguiling sport. | Being wasted in such time-beguiling sport.’ | sport (n.)sexual recreation, intercourse, amorous dalliance | Ven.24 | |
| | waste (v.)pass, spend, while away | | |
| | time-beguiling (adj.)which whiles away the time | | |
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| With this she ceazeth on his sweating palme, | With this she seizeth on his sweating palm, | | Ven.25 | |
| The president of pith, and liuelyhood, | The precedent of pith and livelihood, | livelihood (n.)liveliness, animation, vivacity | Ven.26 | |
| | pith (n.)strength, toughness, mettle | | |
| | precedent (n.)example, instance, case | | |
| And trembling in her passion, calls it balme, | And, trembling in her passion, calls it balm, | | Ven.27 | |
| Earths soueraigne salue, to do a goddesse good, | Earth's sovereign salve to do a goddess good. | sovereign (adj.)excellent, excelling, superlative | Ven.28 | |
| Being so enrag'd, desire doth lend her force, | Being so enraged, desire doth lend her force | enraged (adj.)passionate, ardent, furiously aroused | Ven.29 | |
| Couragiously to plucke him from his horse. | Courageously to pluck him from his horse. | | Ven.30 | |
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| Ouer one arme the lustie coursers raine, | Over one arm the lusty courser's rein, | courser (n.)swift horse, sprinter, charger | Ven.31 | |
| | lusty (adj.)vigorous, strong, robust, eager | | |
| Vnder her other was the tender boy, | Under her other was the tender boy, | | Ven.32 | |
| Who blusht, and powted in a dull disdaine, | Who blushed and pouted in a dull disdain, | | Ven.33 | |
| With leaden appetite, vnapt to toy, | With leaden appetite, unapt to toy; | leaden (adj.)heavy, dull, spiritless | Ven.34 | |
| | appetite (n.)desire, longing, inclination, fancy | | |
| | toy (v.)flirt, dally, make amorous sport | | |
| | unapt (adj.)not inclined, unwilling, not prone | | |
| She red, and hot, as coles of glowing fier, | She red and hot as coals of glowing fire, | | Ven.35 | |
| He red for shame, but frostie in desier. | He red for shame, but frosty in desire. | | Ven.36 | |
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| The studded bridle on a ragged bough, | The studded bridle on a ragged bough | ragged (adj.)broken, jagged, fragmented | Ven.37 | |
| Nimbly she fastens, (ô how quicke is loue!) | Nimbly she fastens – O, how quick is love! | | Ven.38 | |
| The steed is stalled vp, and euen now, | The steed is stalled up, and even now | stall (v.)tether, settle as in a stable | Ven.39 | |
| To tie the rider she begins to proue: | To tie the rider she begins to prove. | prove (v.)test, try out, make trial [of] | Ven.40 | |
| Backward she pusht him, as she would be thrust, | Backward she pushed him, as she would be thrust, | | Ven.41 | |
| And gouernd him in strength though not in lust. | And governed him in strength, though not in lust. | | Ven.42 | |
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| So soone was she along, as he was downe, | So soon was she along as he was down, | | Ven.43 | |
| Each leaning on their elbowes and their hips: | Each leaning on their elbows and their hips; | | Ven.44 | |
| Now doth she stroke his cheek, now doth he frown, | Now doth she stroke his cheek, now doth he frown, | | Ven.45 | |
| And gins to chide, but soone she stops his lips, | And 'gins to chide, but soon she stops his lips, | chide (v.), past form chidscold, rebuke, reprove | Ven.46 | |
| And kissing speaks, with lustful language broken, | And kissing speaks, with lustful language broken, | | Ven.47 | |
| If thou wilt chide, thy lips shall neuer open. | ‘ If thou wilt chide, thy lips shall never open.’ | | Ven.48 | |
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| He burnes with bashfull shame, she with her teares | He burns with bashful shame; she with her tears | | Ven.49 | |
| Doth quench the maiden burning of his cheekes, | Doth quench the maiden burning of his cheeks; | | Ven.50 | |
| Then with her windie sighes, and golden heares, | Then with her windy sighs and golden hairs | | Ven.51 | |
| To fan, and blow them drie againe she seekes. | To fan and blow them dry again she seeks. | | Ven.52 | |
| He saith, she is immodest, blames her misse, | He saith she is immodest, blames her miss; | miss (n.)wrong-doing, misbehaviour, misdeed | Ven.53 | |
| What followes more, she murthers with a kisse. | What follows more she murders with a kiss. | | Ven.54 | |
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| Euen as an emptie Eagle sharpe by fast, | Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, | even, e'en (adv.)just, exactly | Ven.55 | |
| | sharp (adj.)[falconry] famished, hungry, starving | | |
| | fast (n.)fasting, hunger | | |
| Tires with her beake on feathers, flesh, and bone, | Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh and bone, | tire (v.)feed greedily, prey ravenously | Ven.56 | |
| Shaking her wings, deuouring all in hast, | Shaking her wings, devouring all in haste, | | Ven.57 | |
| Till either gorge be stuft, or pray be gone: | Till either gorge be stuffed or prey be gone; | gorge (n.)throat, stomach | Ven.58 | |
| Euen so she kist his brow, his cheeke, his chin, | Even so she kissed his brow, his cheek, his chin, | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | Ven.59 | |
| And where she ends, she doth anew begin. | And where she ends she doth anew begin. | | Ven.60 | |
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| Forst to content, but neuer to obey, | Forced to content, but never to obey, | content (n.)acceptance, acquiescence | Ven.61 | |
| Panting he lies, and breatheth in her face. | Panting he lies and breatheth in her face; | | Ven.62 | |
| She feedeth on the steame, as on a pray, | She feedeth on the steam as on a prey, | | Ven.63 | |
| And calls it heauenly moisture, aire of grace, | And calls it heavenly moisture, air of grace, | | Ven.64 | |
| Wishing her cheeks were gardens ful of flowers, | Wishing her cheeks were gardens full of flowers, | | Ven.65 | |
| So they were dew'd with such distilling showers. | So they were dewed with such distilling showers. | distilling (adj.)infusing, penetrative, permeating the body | Ven.66 | |
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| Looke how a bird lyes tangled in a net, | Look how a bird lies tangled in a net, | tangle (v.)trap, snare, enmesh, hold fast | Ven.67 | |
| So fastned in her armes Adonis lyes, | So fastened in her arms Adonis lies; | | Ven.68 | |
| Pure shame and aw'd resistance made him fret, | Pure shame and awed resistance made him fret, | awed (adj.)awestruck, daunted, intimidated | Ven.69 | |
| Which bred more beautie in his angrie eyes: | Which bred more beauty in his angry eyes. | | Ven.70 | |
| Raine added to a riuer that is ranke, | Rain added to a river that is rank | rank (adj.)full to overflowing, brimful | Ven.71 | |
| Perforce will force it ouerflow the banke. | Perforce will force it overflow the bank. | perforce (adv.)of necessity, with no choice in the matter | Ven.72 | |
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| Still she intreats, and prettily intreats, | Still she entreats, and prettily entreats, | | Ven.73 | |
| For to a prettie eare she tunes her tale. | For to a pretty ear she tunes her tale: | tale (n.)talking, discourse | Ven.74 | |
| | tune (v.)sing, utter, sound out | | |
| Still is he sullein, still he lowres and frets, | Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets, | | Ven.75 | |
| Twixt crimson shame, and anger ashie pale, | 'Twixt crimson shame and anger ashy-pale. | | Ven.76 | |
| Being red she loues him best, and being white, | Being red, she loves him best, and being white, | | Ven.77 | |
| Her best is betterd with a more delight. | Her best is bettered with a more delight. | more (adj.)greater | Ven.78 | |
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| Looke how he can, she cannot chuse but loue, | Look how he can, she cannot choose but love; | | Ven.79 | |
| And by her faire immortall hand she sweares, | And by her fair immortal hand she swears | | Ven.80 | |
| From his soft bosome neuer to remoue, | From his soft bosom never to remove | | Ven.81 | |
| Till he take truce with her contending teares, | Till he take truce with her contending tears, | truce, takecome to terms, negotiate | Ven.82 | |
| | contending (adj.)struggling, antagonistic, opposed | | |
| Which lõg haue raind, making her cheeks al wet, | Which long have rained, making her cheeks all wet; | | Ven.83 | |
| And one sweet kisse shal pay this comptlesse debt. | And one sweet kiss shall pay this countless debt. | comptlessincalculable, inestimable, immeasurable | Ven.84 | |
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| Vpon this promise did he raise his chin, | Upon this promise did he raise his chin, | | Ven.85 | |
| Like a diuedapper peering through a waue, | Like a dive-dapper peering through a wave, | dive-dapper (n.)diving waterfowl, dabchick | Ven.86 | |
| Who being lookt on, ducks as quickly in: | Who, being looked on, ducks as quickly in; | | Ven.87 | |
| So offers he to giue what she did craue, | So offers he to give what she did crave; | crave (v.)beg, entreat, request | Ven.88 | |
| But when her lips were readie for his pay, | But when her lips were ready for his pay, | | Ven.89 | |
| He winks, and turnes his lips another way. | He winks, and turns his lips another way. | wink (v.)shrink away, wince, flinch | Ven.90 | |
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| Neuer did passenger in sommers heat, | Never did passenger in summer's heat | passenger (n.)wayfarer, traveller, passer-by | Ven.91 | |
| More thirst for drinke, then she for this good turne, | More thirst for drink than she for this good turn. | | Ven.92 | |
| Her helpe she sees, but helpe she cannot get, | Her help she sees, but help she cannot get; | | Ven.93 | |
| She bathes in water, yet her fire must burne: | She bathes in water, yet her fire must burn. | | Ven.94 | |
| Oh pitie gan she crie, flint-hearted boy, | ‘ O, pity,’ 'gan she cry, ‘ flint-hearted boy! | 'gan, can (v.)began | Ven.95 | |
| Tis but a kisse I begge, why art thou coy? | 'Tis but a kiss I beg; why art thou coy? | coy (adj.)unresponsive, distant, standoffish, disdainful | Ven.96 | |
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| I haue bene wooed as I intreat thee now, | ‘ I have been wooed, as I entreat thee now, | | Ven.97 | |
| Euen by the sterne, and direfull god of warre, | Even by the stern and direful god of war, | direful (adj.)dreadful, terrible, frightful | Ven.98 | |
| Whose sinowie necke in battell nere did bow, | Whose sinewy neck in battle ne'er did bow, | sinewy (adj.)muscular, well-developed, brawny | Ven.99 | |
| Who conquers where he comes in euerie iarre, | Who conquers where he comes in every jar; | jar (n.)conflict, quarrel, dissension | Ven.100 | |
| Yet hath he bene my captiue, and my slaue, | Yet hath he been my captive and my slave, | | Ven.101 | |
| And begd for that which thou vnaskt shalt haue. | And begged for that which thou unasked shalt have. | | Ven.102 | |
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| Ouer my Altars hath he hong his launce, | ‘ Over my altars hath he hung his lance, | | Ven.103 | |
| His battred shield, his vncontrolled crest, | His battered shield, his uncontrolled crest, | crest (n.)[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece | Ven.104 | |
| | uncontrolled (adj.)not subject to control, never dominated | | |
| And for my sake hath learnd to sport, and daunce, | And for my sake hath learned to sport and dance, | | Ven.105 | |
| To toy, to wanton, dallie, smile, and iest, | To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest, | toy (v.)flirt, dally, make amorous sport | Ven.106 | |
| | wanton (v.)play, sport, frolic | | |
| Scorning his churlish drumme, and ensigne red, | Scorning his churlish drum and ensign red, | churlish (adj.)violent, rough, harsh | Ven.107 | |
| Making my armes his field, his tent my bed. | Making my arms his field, his tent my bed. | | Ven.108 | |
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| Thus he that ouer-ruld, I ouer-swayed, | ‘ Thus he that overruled I overswayed, | oversway (v.)prevail upon, override, overturn | Ven.109 | |
| Leading him prisoner in a red rose chaine, | Leading him prisoner in a red-rose chain: | | Ven.110 | |
| Strong-temperd steele his stronger strength obayed. | Strong-tempered steel his stronger strength obeyed, | | Ven.111 | |
| Yet was he seruile to my coy disdaine, | Yet was he servile to my coy disdain. | servile (adj.)subordinate, controlled [by] | Ven.112 | |
| | coy (adj.)gentle, considerate, solicitous | | |
| Oh be not proud, nor brag not of thy might, | O, be not proud, nor brag not of thy might, | | Ven.113 | |
| For maistring her that foyld the god of fight. | For mastering her that foiled the god of fight! | foil (v.)defeat, overcome; throw [in wrestling] | Ven.114 | |
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| Touch but my lips with those faire lips of thine, | ‘ Touch but my lips with those fair lips of thine- | | Ven.115 | |
| Though mine be not so faire, yet are they red, | Though mine be not so fair, yet are they red – | | Ven.116 | |
| The kisse shalbe thine owne as well as mine, | The kiss shall be thine own as well as mine. | | Ven.117 | |
| What seest thou in the ground? hold vp thy head, | What see'st thou in the ground? hold up thy head, | | Ven.118 | |
| Looke in mine ey-bals, there thy beautie lyes, | Look in mine eyeballs, there thy beauty lies; | | Ven.119 | |
| Then why not lips on lips, since eyes in eyes? | Then why not lips on lips, since eyes in eyes? | | Ven.120 | |
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| Art thou asham'd to kisse? then winke againe, | ‘ Art thou ashamed to kiss? then wink again, | wink (v.)shut one's eyes | Ven.121 | |
| And I will winke, so shall the day seeme night. | And I will wink; so shall the day seem night. | | Ven.122 | |
| Loue keepes his reuels where there are but twaine: | Love keeps his revels where there are but twain; | | Ven.123 | |
| Be bold to play, our sport is not in sight, | Be bold to play, our sport is not in sight. | sport (n.)sexual recreation, intercourse, amorous dalliance | Ven.124 | |
| These blew-veind violets whereon we leane, | These blue-veined violets whereon we lean | | Ven.125 | |
| Neuer can blab, nor know not what we meane. | Never can blab, nor know not what we mean. | blab (v.)talk indiscreetly, betray secrets | Ven.126 | |
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| The tender spring vpon thy tempting lip, | ‘ The tender spring upon thy tempting lip | spring (n.)sapling, shoot, young growth | Ven.127 | |
| Shewes thee vnripe; yet maist thou well be tasted, | Shews thee unripe; yet mayst thou well be tasted: | | Ven.128 | |
| Make vse of time, let not aduantage slip, | Make use of time, let not advantage slip; | advantage (n.)right moment, favourable opportunity | Ven.129 | |
| Beautie within it selfe should not be wasted, | Beauty within itself should not be wasted. | | Ven.130 | |
| Faire flowers that are not gathred in their prime, | Fair flowers that are not gathered in their prime | | Ven.131 | |
| Rot, and consume them selues in litle time. | Rot, and consume themselves in little time. | | Ven.132 | |
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| Were I hard-fauourd, foule, or wrinckled old, | ‘ Were I hard-favoured, foul, or wrinkled-old, | hard-favoured (adj.)ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous | Ven.133 | |
| | foul (adj.)plain-looking, unattractive, ugly | | |
| Il-nurtur'd, crooked, churlish, harsh in voice, | Ill-nurtured, crooked, churlish, harsh in voice, | crooked (adj.)malignant, perverse, contrary, devious | Ven.134 | |
| | churlish (adj.)rude, blunt, ungracious | | |
| Ore-worne, despised, reumatique, and cold, | O'erworn, despised, rheumatic and cold, | overworn (adj.)faded, worn out, worse for wear | Ven.135 | |
| | rheumatic (adj.)with symptoms of rheum [watery discharge], catarrhal, cold-like | | |
| Thick-sighted, barren, leane, and lacking iuyce; | Thick-sighted, barren, lean, and lacking juice, | thick-sighted (adj.)with bad eyesight | Ven.136 | |
| Thẽ mightst thou pause, for thẽ I were not for thee, | Then mightst thou pause, for then I were not for thee; | | Ven.137 | |
| But hauing no defects, why doest abhor me? | But having no defects, why dost abhor me? | | Ven.138 | |
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| Thou canst not see one wrinckle in my brow, | ‘ Thou canst not see one wrinkle in my brow; | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | Ven.139 | |
| Mine eyes are grey, and bright, & quicke in turning: | Mine eyes are grey and bright and quick in turning: | grey (adj.)[of eyes] grey-blue, blue-tinged | Ven.140 | |
| My beautie as the spring doth yearelie grow, | My beauty as the spring doth yearly grow, | | Ven.141 | |
| My flesh is soft, and plumpe, my marrow burning, | My flesh is soft and plump, my marrow burning; | | Ven.142 | |
| My smooth moist hand, were it with thy hand felt, | My smooth moist hand, were it with thy hand felt, | | Ven.143 | |
| Would in thy palme dissolue, or seeme to melt. | Would in thy palm dissolve, or seem to melt. | | Ven.144 | |
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| Bid me discourse, I will inchaunt thine eare, | ‘ Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear, | discourse (v.)talk, chat, converse | Ven.145 | |
| | enchant (v.)charm, bewitch, win over | | |
| Or like a Fairie, trip vpon the greene, | Or, like a fairy, trip upon the green, | | Ven.146 | |
| Or like a Nimph, with long disheueled heare, | Or, like a nymph, with long dishevelled hair, | | Ven.147 | |
| Daunce on the sands, and yet no footing seene. | Dance on the sands, and yet no footing seen. | footing (n.)footprint, track, trail | Ven.148 | |
| Loue is a spirit all compact of fire, | Love is a spirit all compact of fire, | compact (adj.)made up, composed | Ven.149 | |
| Not grosse to sinke, but light, and will aspire. | Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire. | aspire (v.)ascend, rise up, climb [to] | Ven.150 | |
| | gross (adj.)heavy, weighty, bulky | | |
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| Witnesse this Primrose banke whereon I lie, | ‘ Witness this primrose bank whereon I lie; | | Ven.151 | |
| These forcelesse flowers like sturdy trees support me: | These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me; | forceless (adj.)frail, fragile, delicate | Ven.152 | |
| Two strẽgthles doues will draw me through the skie, | Two strengthless doves will draw me through the sky | strengthless (adj.)weak, delicate, puny | Ven.153 | |
| From morne till night, euen where I list to sport me. | From morn till night, even where I list to sport me. | sport (v.)make merry, take pleasure (in) | Ven.154 | |
| | morn (n.)morning, dawn | | |
| | list (v.)wish, like, please | | |
| Is loue so light sweet boy, and may it be, | Is love so light, sweet boy, and may it be | | Ven.155 | |
| That thou should thinke it heauie vnto thee? | That thou shouldst think it heavy unto thee? | heavy (adj.)tedious, tiresome, uninteresting | Ven.156 | |
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| Is thine owne heart to thine owne face affected? | ‘ Is thine own heart to thine own face affected? | affected (adj.)devoted, totally in love [with] | Ven.157 | |
| Can thy right hand ceaze loue vpon thy left? | Can thy right hand seize love upon thy left? | | Ven.158 | |
| Then woo thy selfe, be of thy selfe reiected: | Then woo thyself, be of thyself rejected, | | Ven.159 | |
| Steale thine own freedome, and complaine on theft. | Steal thine own freedom, and complain on theft. | | Ven.160 | |
| Narcissus so him selfe him selfe forsooke, | Narcissus so himself himself forsook, | Narcissus (n.)handsome youth who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool; he pined away and was turned into a flower | Ven.161 | |
| And died to kisse his shadow in the brooke. | And died to kiss his shadow in the brook. | shadow (n.)reflection, reflected image | Ven.162 | |
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| Torches are made to light, iewels to weare, | ‘ Torches are made to light, jewels to wear, | | Ven.163 | |
| Dainties to tast, fresh beautie for the vse, | Dainties to taste, fresh beauty for the use, | dainty (n.)delicacy, choice foodstuff | Ven.164 | |
| Herbes for their smell, and sappie plants to beare. | Herbs for their smell, and sappy plants to bear; | | Ven.165 | |
| Things growing to them selues, are growths abuse, | Things growing to themselves are growth's abuse. | | Ven.166 | |
| Seeds spring frõ seeds, & beauty breedeth beauty, | Seeds spring from seeds and beauty breedeth beauty; | | Ven.167 | |
| Thou wast begot, to get it is thy duty. | Thou wast begot; to get it is thy duty. | | Ven.168 | |
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| Vpon the earths increase why shouldst thou feed, | ‘ Upon the earth's increase why shouldst thou feed, | increase (n.)produce, growth, yield, crop | Ven.169 | |
| Vnlesse the earth with thy increase be fed? | Unless the earth with thy increase be fed? | | Ven.170 | |
| By law of nature thou art bound to breed, | By law of nature thou art bound to breed, | | Ven.171 | |
| That thine may liue, when thou thy selfe art dead: | That thine may live when thou thyself art dead; | | Ven.172 | |
| And so in spite of death thou doest suruiue, | And so in spite of death thou dost survive, | | Ven.173 | |
| In that thy likenesse still is left aliue. | In that thy likeness still is left alive.’ | | Ven.174 | |
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| By this the loue-sicke Queene began to sweate, | By this, the lovesick queen began to sweat, | | Ven.175 | |
| For where they lay the shadow had forsooke them, | For where they lay the shadow had forsook them, | shadow (n.)shade from the sun | Ven.176 | |
| And Titan tired in the midday heate, | And Titan, tired in the midday heat, | Titan (n.)one of the titles of the Roman sun-god, Sol | Ven.177 | |
| With burning eye did hotly ouer-looke them, | With burning eye did hotly overlook them, | hotly (adv.)angrily, passionately, fiercely | Ven.178 | |
| | overlook (v.)rise above, look down on | | |
| Wishing Adonis had his teame to guide, | Wishing Adonis had his team to guide, | | Ven.179 | |
| So he were like him, and by Venus side. | So he were like him, and by Venus' side. | | Ven.180 | |
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| And now Adonis with a lazie sprite, | And now Adonis, with a lazy spright, | sprite, spright (n.)spirit, feeling, frame of mind | Ven.181 | |
| And with a heauie, darke, disliking eye, | And with a heavy, dark, disliking eye, | dark (adj.)sad, melancholic, gloomy | Ven.182 | |
| | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | | |
| His lowring browes ore-whelming his faire sight, | His louring brows o'erwhelming his fair sight, | louring (adj.)frowning, scowling, angry | Ven.183 | |
| | sight (n.)eye | | |
| | brow (n.)eyebrow | | |
| Likd mistie vapors when they blot the skie, | Like misty vapours when they blot the sky, | blot (v.)obscure, darken, cloud | Ven.184 | |
| | vapour (n.)mist, cloud, fog | | |
| So wring his cheekes, cries, fie, no more of loue, | Souring his cheeks, cries ‘ Fie, no more of love! | sour (v.)give a morose expression, make sullen | Ven.185 | |
| The sunne doth burne my face I must remoue. | The sun doth burn my face; I must remove.’ | | Ven.186 | |
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| Ay, me, (quoth Venus) young, and so vnkinde, | ‘ Ay me,’ quoth Venus, ‘ young, and so unkind! | quoth (v.)said | Ven.187 | |
| What bare excuses mak'st thou to be gon? | What bare excuses mak'st thou to be gone! | bare (adj.)worthless, wretched; or: barefaced, shameless | Ven.188 | |
| Ile sigh celestiall breath, whose gentle winde, | I'll sigh celestial breath, whose gentle wind | | Ven.189 | |
| Shall coole the heate of this descending sun: | Shall cool the heat of this descending sun; | | Ven.190 | |
| Ile make a shadow for thee of my heares, | I'll make a shadow for thee of my hairs; | shadow (n.)shade, seclusion, place of retirement | Ven.191 | |
| If they burn too, Ile quench them with my teares. | If they burn too, I'll quench them with my tears. | | Ven.192 | |
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| The sun that shines from heauen, shines but warme, | ‘ The sun that shines from heaven shines but warm, | | Ven.193 | |
| And lo I lye betweene that sunne, and thee: | And, lo, I lie between that sun and thee; | | Ven.194 | |
| The heate I haue from thence doth litle harme, | The heat I have from thence doth little harm, | | Ven.195 | |
| Thine eye darts forth the fire that burneth me, | Thine eye darts forth the fire that burneth me; | | Ven.196 | |
| And were I not immortall, life were done, | And were I not immortal, life were done | | Ven.197 | |
| Betweene this heauenly, and earthly sunne. | Between this heavenly and earthly sun. | | Ven.198 | |
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| Art thou obdurate, flintie, hard as steele? | ‘ Art thou obdurate, flinty, hard as steel? | obdurate (adj.)stubborn, obstinate, inflexible | Ven.199 | |
| Nay more then flint, for stone at raine relenteth: | Nay, more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth. | relent (v.)yield, give way, give up | Ven.200 | |
| Art thou a womans sonne and canst not feele | Art thou a woman's son, and canst not feel | | Ven.201 | |
| What tis to loue, how want of loue tormenteth? | What 'tis to love? how want of love tormenteth? | want (n.)lack, shortage, dearth | Ven.202 | |
| O had thy mother borne so hard a minde, | O, had thy mother borne so hard a mind, | | Ven.203 | |
| She had not brought forth thee, but died vnkind. | She had not brought forth thee, but died unkind. | unkind (adj.)hostile, cruel, harsh | Ven.204 | |
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| What am I that thou shouldst contemne me this? | ‘ What am I that thou shouldst contemn me this? | contemn (v.)despise, scorn, treat with contempt | Ven.205 | |
| Or what great danger, dwels vpon my sute? | Or what great danger dwells upon my suit? | suit (n.)wooing, courtship | Ven.206 | |
| What were thy lips the worse for one poore kis? | What were thy lips the worse for one poor kiss? | | Ven.207 | |
| Speake faire, but speake faire words, or else be mute: | Speak, fair; but speak fair words, or else be mute. | | Ven.208 | |
| Giue me one kisse, Ile giue it thee againe, | Give me one kiss, I'll give it thee again, | | Ven.209 | |
| And one for intrest, if thou wilt haue twaine. | And one for interest, if thou wilt have twain. | | Ven.210 | |
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| Fie, liuelesse picture, cold, and sencelesse stone, | ‘ Fie, lifeless picture, cold and senseless stone, | senseless (adj.)lacking human sensation, incapable of feeling | Ven.211 | |
| Well painted idoll, image dull, and dead, | Well-painted idol, image dull and dead, | | Ven.212 | |
| Statüe contenting but the eye alone, | Statue contenting but the eye alone, | content (v.)please, gratify, delight, satisfy | Ven.213 | |
| Thing like a man, but of no woman bred: | Thing like a man, but of no woman bred! | | Ven.214 | |
| Thou art no man, though of a mans complexion, | Thou art no man, though of a man's complexion, | complexion (n.)constitution, physical make-up, outward appearance | Ven.215 | |
| For men will kisse euen by their owne direction. | For men will kiss even by their own direction.’ | | Ven.216 | |
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| This said, impatience chokes her pleading tongue, | This said, impatience chokes her pleading tongue, | | Ven.217 | |
| And swelling passion doth prouoke a pause, | And swelling passion doth provoke a pause; | passion (n.)powerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to ‘reason’] | Ven.218 | |
| Red cheeks, and fierie eyes blaze forth her wrong: | Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong; | blaze, blaze forth (v.)proclaim, divulge, make known | Ven.219 | |
| Being Iudge in loue, she cannot right her cause. | Being judge in love, she cannot right her cause; | | Ven.220 | |
| And now she weeps, & now she faine would speake | And now she weeps, and now she fain would speak, | fain (adv.)gladly, willingly | Ven.221 | |
| And now her sobs do her intendments breake. | And now her sobs do her intendments break. | intendment (n.)intent, intention, purpose | Ven.222 | |
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| Sometime she shakes her head, and then his hand, | Sometime she shakes her head, and then his hand; | sometime (adv.)sometimes, now and then | Ven.223 | |
| Now gazeth she on him, now on the ground; | Now gazeth she on him, now on the ground; | | Ven.224 | |
| Sometime her armes infold him like a band, | Sometime her arms infold him like a band; | infold (v.)enfold, wrap up, conceal | Ven.225 | |
| | band (n.)bond, shackle, chain | | |
| She would, he will not in her armes be bound: | She would, he will not in her arms be bound; | | Ven.226 | |
| And when from thence he struggles to be gone, | And when from thence he struggles to be gone, | | Ven.227 | |
| She locks her lillie fingers one in one. | She locks her lily fingers one in one. | | Ven.228 | |
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| Fondling, she saith, since I haue hemd thee here | ‘ Fondling,’ she saith, ‘ since I have hemmed thee here | fondling (n.)[term of endearment] foolish one, dear pet | Ven.229 | |
| | hem (v.)enclose, surround, confine | | |
| Within the circuit of this iuorie pale, | Within the circuit of this ivory pale, | pale (n.)fence, paling, enclosure | Ven.230 | |
| Ile be a parke, and thou shalt be my deare: | I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer; | | Ven.231 | |
| Feed where thou wilt, on mountaine, or in dale; | Feed where thou wilt, on mountain or in dale; | | Ven.232 | |
| Graze on my lips, and if those hils be drie, | Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, | | Ven.233 | |
| Stray lower, where the pleasant fountaines lie. | Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie. | | Ven.234 | |
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| Witin this limit is reliefe inough, | ‘ Within this limit is relief enough, | relief (n.)refreshment, sustenance, pasture | Ven.235 | |
| | limit (n.)delimited territory, precinct, bounded region | | |
| Sweet bottome grasse, and high delightfull plaine, | Sweet bottom-grass and high delightful plain, | bottom (n.)valley, hollow, dell | Ven.236 | |
| Round rising hillocks, brakes obscure, and rough, | Round rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough, | brake (n.)bush, thicket | Ven.237 | |
| To shelter thee from tempest, and from raine: | To shelter thee from tempest and from rain: | | Ven.238 | |
| Then be my deare, since I am such a parke, | Then be my deer, since I am such a park; | | Ven.239 | |
| No dog shal rowze thee, though a thousand bark. | No dog shall rouse thee, though a thousand bark.’ | rouse (v.)[hunting] startle from a lair, draw out | Ven.240 | |
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| At this Adonis smiles as in disdaine, | At this Adonis smiles as in disdain, | | Ven.241 | |
| That in ech cheeke appeares a prettie dimple; | That in each cheek appears a pretty dimple; | | Ven.242 | |
| Loue made those hollowes, if him selfe were slaine, | Love made those hollows, if himself were slain, | | Ven.243 | |
| He might be buried in a tombe so simple, | He might be buried in a tomb so simple, | | Ven.244 | |
| Foreknowing well, if there he came to lie, | Foreknowing well, if there he came to lie, | | Ven.245 | |
| Why there loue liu'd, & there he could not die. | Why, there Love lived, and there he could not die. | | Ven.246 | |
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| These louely caues, these round inchanting pits, | These lovely caves, these round enchanting pits, | | Ven.247 | |
| Opend their mouthes to swallow Venus liking: | Opened their mouths to swallow Venus' liking. | liking (n.)desire, will, pleasure | Ven.248 | |
| Being mad before, how doth she now for wits? | Being mad before, how doth she now for wits? | wits, also five witsfaculties of the mind (common wit, imagination, fantasy, estimation, memory) or body (the five senses) | Ven.249 | |
| Strucke dead at first, what needs a second striking? | Struck dead at first, what needs a second striking? | | Ven.250 | |
| Poore Queene of loue, in thine own law forlorne, | Poor queen of love, in thine own law forlorn, | | Ven.251 | |
| To loue a cheeke that smiles at thee in scorne. | To love a cheek that smiles at thee in scorn! | | Ven.252 | |
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| Now which way shall she turne? what shall she say? | Now which way shall she turn? what shall she say? | | Ven.253 | |
| Her words are done, her woes the more increasing, | Her words are done, her woes the more increasing; | | Ven.254 | |
| The time is spent, her obiect will away, | The time is spent, her object will away, | | Ven.255 | |
| And ftom her twining armes doth vrge releasing: | And from her twining arms doth urge releasing. | | Ven.256 | |
| Pitie she cries, some fauour, some remorse, | ‘ Pity,’ she cries, ‘ some favour, some remorse!’ | remorse (n.)pity, compassion, tenderness | Ven.257 | |
| Away he springs, and hasteth to his horse. | Away he springs, and hasteth to his horse. | | Ven.258 | |
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| But lo from forth a copp s that neighbors by, | But lo, from forth a copse that neighbours by, | by (adv.)near by, close at hand | Ven.259 | |
| A breeding Iennet, lustie, young, and proud, | A breeding jennet, lusty, young and proud, | lusty (adj.)vigorous, strong, robust, eager | Ven.260 | |
| | jennet, gennet (n.)small Spanish horse | | |
| Adonis trampling Courser doth espy: | Adonis' trampling courser doth espy, | courser (n.)swift horse, sprinter, charger | Ven.261 | |
| | espy (v.)catch sight of, discern, see | | |
| And forth she rushes, snorts, and neighs aloud. | And forth she rushes, snorts and neighs aloud. | | Ven.262 | |
| The strong-neckt steed being tied vnto a tree, | The strong-necked steed, being tied unto a tree, | | Ven.263 | |
| Breaketh his raine, and to her straight goes hee. | Breaketh his rein and to her straight goes he. | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | Ven.264 | |
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| Imperiously he leaps, he neighs, he bounds, | Imperiously he leaps, he neighs, he bounds, | imperiously (adv.)majestically, with a commanding manner | Ven.265 | |
| And now his wouen girthes he breaks asunder, | And now his woven girths he breaks asunder; | | Ven.266 | |
| The bearing earth with his hard hoofe he wounds, | The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds, | | Ven.267 | |
| Whose hollow wombe resounds like heauens thunder, | Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven's thunder; | | Ven.268 | |
| The yron bit he crusheth tweene his teeth, | The iron bit he crusheth 'tween his teeth, | | Ven.269 | |
| Controlling what he was controlled with. | Controlling what he was controlled with. | | Ven.270 | |
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| His eares vp prickt, his braided hanging mane | His ears up-pricked; his braided hanging mane | braided (adj.)plaited, woven, divided into locks | Ven.271 | |
| | up-pricked (adj.)pricked up, alert | | |
| Vpon his compast crest now stand on end, | Upon his compassed crest now stand on end; | compassed (adj.)curved, rounded, arched | Ven.272 | |
| | crest (n.)[on an animal head or neck] ridge of feathers, ridge of hairs; hackles | | |
| His nostrils drinke the aire, and forth againe | His nostrils drink the air, and forth again, | | Ven.273 | |
| As from a fornace, vapors doth he send: | As from a furnace, vapours doth he send: | vapour (n.)hot steamy breath | Ven.274 | |
| His eye which scornfully glisters like fire, | His eye, which scornfully glisters like fire, | glister (v.)glitter, sparkle, gleam | Ven.275 | |
| Shewes his hote courage, and his high desire. | Shows his hot courage and his high desire. | courage (n.)lust, sexual desire | Ven.276 | |
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| Sometime he trots, as if he told the steps, | Sometime he trots, as if he told the steps, | tell (v.)count out, number, itemize | Ven.277 | |
| | sometime (adv.)sometimes, now and then | | |
| With gentle maiestie, and modest pride, | With gentle majesty and modest pride; | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | Ven.278 | |
| Anon he reres vpright, curuets, and leaps, | Anon he rears upright, curvets and leaps, | curvet (v.)[of a horse] leap about, act friskily, prance | Ven.279 | |
| | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | | |
| As who should say, lo thus my strength is tride. | As who should say ‘ Lo, thus my strength is tried, | try (v.)prove, ascertain, find out | Ven.280 | |
| And this I do, to captiuate the eye, | And this I do to captivate the eye | captivate (v.)make captive, capture, imprison | Ven.281 | |
| Of the faire breeder that is standing by. | Of the fair breeder that is standing by.’ | | Ven.282 | |
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| What recketh he his riders angrie sturre, | What recketh he his rider's angry stir, | reck (v.)regard, heed, care [for] | Ven.283 | |
| | stir (n.)movement, motion, agitation | | |
| His flattering holla, or his stand, I say, | His flattering ‘ Holla ’ or his ‘ Stand, I say ’? | holla (int.)whoa, stop [to a horse] | Ven.284 | |
| What cares he now, for curbe, or pricking spurre, | What cares he now for curb or pricking spur? | | Ven.285 | |
| For rich caparisons, or trappings gay: | For rich caparisons or trappings gay? | caparison (n.)trappings, adornments, trimmings | Ven.286 | |
| He sees his loue, and nothing else he sees, | He sees his love, and nothing else he sees, | | Ven.287 | |
| For nothing else with his proud sight agrees. | For nothing else with his proud sight agrees. | | Ven.288 | |
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| Looke when a Painter would surpasse the life, | Look when a painter would surpass the life, | | Ven.289 | |
| In limming out a well proportioned steed, | In limning out a well-proportioned steed, | limn out (v.)paint, draw, portray | Ven.290 | |
| His Art with Natures workmanship at strife, | His art with nature's workmanship at strife, | | Ven.291 | |
| As if the dead the liuing should exceed: | As if the dead the living should exceed; | | Ven.292 | |
| So did this Horse excell a common one, | So did this horse excel a common one | common (adj.)average, usual, general, ordinary | Ven.293 | |
| In shape, in courage, colour, pace and bone. | In shape, in courage, colour, pace and bone. | bone (n.)body, physique, bodily frame | Ven.294 | |
| | pace (n.)way of walking, gait | | |
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| Round hooft, short ioynted, fetlocks shag, and long, | Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long, | shag (adj.)shaggy, with long rough hair | Ven.295 | |
| Broad breast, full eye, small head, and nostrill wide, | Broad breast, full eye, small head and nostril wide, | | Ven.296 | |
| High crest, short eares, straight legs, & passing strõg, | High crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong, | passing (adv.)very, exceedingly, extremely | Ven.297 | |
| Thin mane, thicke taile, broad buttock, tender hide: | Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttock, tender hide: | | Ven.298 | |
| Looke what a Horse should haue, he did not lack, | Look what a horse should have he did not lack, | | Ven.299 | |
| Saue a proud rider on so proud a back. | Save a proud rider on so proud a back. | | Ven.300 | |
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| Sometime he scuds farre off, aud there he stares, | Sometime he scuds far off and there he stares; | scud (v.)move briskly, run swiftly | Ven.301 | |
| Anon he starts, at sturring of a feather: | Anon he starts at stirring of a feather; | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | Ven.302 | |
| To bid the wind a base he now prepares, | To bid the wind a base he now prepares, | bid the base / basschallenge someone to a chase [from ‘prisoner's base’, a boy's chasing game] | Ven.303 | |
| And where he runne, or flie, they know not whether: | And whe'er he run or fly they know not whether; | | Ven.304 | |
| For through his mane, & taile, the high wind sings, | For through his mane and tail the high wind sings, | | Ven.305 | |
| Fanning the haires, who waue like feathred wings. | Fanning the hairs, who wave like feathered wings. | | Ven.306 | |
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| He lookes vpon his loue, and neighes vnto her, | He looks upon his love and neighs unto her; | | Ven.307 | |
| She answers him, as if she knew his minde, | She answers him as if she knew his mind; | | Ven.308 | |
| Being proud as females are, to see him woo her, | Being proud, as females are, to see him woo her, | | Ven.309 | |
| She puts on outward strangenesse, seemes vnkinde: | She puts on outward strangeness, seems unkind, | strangeness (n.)estrangement, disaffection, coldness, aloofness | Ven.310 | |
| Spurnes at his loue, and scorns the heat he feeles, | Spurns at his love and scorns the heat he feels, | spurn against / at (v.)kick out at, treat with contempt | Ven.311 | |
| Beating his kind imbracements with her heeles. | Beating his kind embracements with her heels. | embracement (n.)embrace, clasping, hug | Ven.312 | |
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| Then like a melancholy malcontent, | Then, like a melancholy malcontent, | | Ven.313 | |
| He vailes his taile that like a falling plume, | He vails his tail that, like a falling plume, | vail (v.)lower, bow down, cast down [as in submission] | Ven.314 | |
| Coole shadow to his melting buttocke lent, | Cool shadow to his melting buttock lent; | | Ven.315 | |
| He stamps, and bites the poore flies in his fume: | He stamps, and bites the poor flies in his fume. | fume (n.)fit of anger, furious mood | Ven.316 | |
| His loue perceiuing how he was inrag'd, | His love, perceiving how he was enraged, | | Ven.317 | |
| Grew kinder, and his furie was asswag'd. | Grew kinder, and his fury was assuaged. | | Ven.318 | |
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| His testie maister goeth about to take him, | His testy master goeth about to take him; | go about (v.)endeavour, set to work, start trying | Ven.319 | |
| | testy (adj.)irritable, peevish, short-tempered | | |
| When lo the vnbackt breeder full of feare, | When, lo, the unbacked breeder, full of fear, | unbacked (adj.)unbroken, untrained, undisciplined | Ven.320 | |
| Iealous of catching, swiftly doth forsake him, | Jealous of catching, swiftly doth forsake him, | jealous (adj.)suspicious, mistrustful, wary, watchful | Ven.321 | |
| With her the Horse, and left Adonis there: | With her the horse, and left Adonis there. | | Ven.322 | |
| As they were mad vnto the wood they hie them, | As they were mad, unto the wood they hie them, | hie (v.)hasten, hurry, speed | Ven.323 | |
| Outstripping crowes, that striue to ouerfly them. | Outstripping crows that strive to overfly them. | overfly , over-fly (v.)fly past, overtake in flight | Ven.324 | |
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| All swolne with chafing, downe Adonis sits, | All swoln with chafing, down Adonis sits, | swoln (adj.)variant spelling of ‘swollen’ | Ven.325 | |
| | chafing (n.)irritation, anger, rage | | |
| Banning his boystrous, and vnruly beast; | Banning his boisterous and unruly beast; | ban (v.)curse, damn, revile | Ven.326 | |
| And now the happie season once more fits | And now the happy season once more fits | | Ven.327 | |
| That louesicke loue, by pleading may be blest: | That lovesick Love by pleading may be blest; | | Ven.328 | |
| For louers say, the heart hath treble wrong, | For lovers say, the heart hath treble wrong | | Ven.329 | |
| When it is bard the aydance of the tongue. | When it is barred the aidance of the tongue. | aidance (n.)aid, assistance, help | Ven.330 | |
| | bar (v.)forbid, deny, deprive [of] | | |
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| An Ouen that is stopt, or riuer stayd, | An oven that is stopped, or river stayed, | stay (v.)retain, keep back, withhold | Ven.331 | |
| | stop (v.)stop up, close (up), shut | | |
| Burneth more hotly, swelleth with more rage: | Burneth more hotly, swelleth with more rage; | | Ven.332 | |
| So of concealed sorow may be sayd, | So of concealed sorrow may be said, | | Ven.333 | |
| Free vent of words loues fier doth asswage, | Free vent of words love's fire doth assuage; | vent (n.)airing, utterance, telling | Ven.334 | |
| But when the hearts atturney once is mute, | But when the heart's attorney once is mute, | attorney (n.)advocate, mediator, promoter | Ven.335 | |
| The client breakes, as desperat in his sute. | The client breaks, as desperate in his suit. | break (v.)go bankrupt, become insolvent | Ven.336 | |
| | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | | |
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| He sees her comming, and begins to glow: | He sees her coming, and begins to glow, | | Ven.337 | |
| Euen as a dying coale reuiues with winde, | Even as a dying coal revives with wind, | coal (n.)ember, smouldering fuel | Ven.338 | |
| And with his bonnet hides his angrie brow, | And with his bonnet hides his angry brow, | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | Ven.339 | |
| | bonnet (n.)hat, cap | | |
| Lookes on the dull earth with disturbed minde: | Looks on the dull earth with disturbed mind, | | Ven.340 | |
| Taking no notice that she is so nye, | Taking no notice that she is so nigh, | | Ven.341 | |
| For all askance he holds her in his eye. | For all askance he holds her in his eye. | askance, askaunce (adv.)sideways, surreptitiously, with a side glance | Ven.342 | |
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| O what a sight it was wistly to view, | O, what a sight it was, wistly to view | wistly (adv.)intently, attentively, earnestly | Ven.343 | |
| How she came stealing to the wayward boy, | How she came stealing to the wayward boy! | | Ven.344 | |
| To note the fighting conflict of her hew, | To note the fighting conflict of her hue, | | Ven.345 | |
| How white and red, ech other did destroy: | How white and red each other did destroy! | | Ven.346 | |
| But now her cheeke was pale, and by and by | But now her cheek was pale, and by and by | | Ven.347 | |
| It flasht forth fire, as lightning from the skie. | It flashed forth fire, as lightning from the sky. | | Ven.348 | |
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| Now was she iust before him as he sat, | Now was she just before him as he sat, | | Ven.349 | |
| And like a lowly louer downe she kneeles, | And like a lowly lover down she kneels; | | Ven.350 | |
| With one faire hand she heaueth vp his hat, | With one fair hand she heaveth up his hat, | heave up (v.)raise, lift up | Ven.351 | |
| Her other tender hand his faire cheeke feeles: | Her other tender hand his fair cheek feels: | | Ven.352 | |
| His tendrer cheeke, receiues her soft hands print, | His tend'rer cheek receives her soft hand's print | | Ven.353 | |
| As apt, as new falne snow takes any dint. | As apt as new-fall'n snow takes any dint. | apt (adj.)impressionable, susceptible | Ven.354 | |
| | dint (n.)impression, force, mark | | |
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| Oh what a war of lookes was then betweene them, | O, what a war of looks was then between them, | | Ven.355 | |
| Her eyes petitioners to his eyes suing, | Her eyes petitioners to his eyes suing! | | Ven.356 | |
| His eyes saw her eyes, as they had not seene them, | His eyes saw her eyes as they had not seen them; | | Ven.357 | |
| Her eyes wooed still, his eyes disdaind the wooing: | Her eyes wooed still, his eyes disdained the wooing: | | Ven.358 | |
| And all this dumbe play had his acts made plain, | And all this dumb play had his acts made plain | | Ven.359 | |
| With tears which Chorus-like her eyes did rain. | With tears which chorus-like her eyes did rain. | chorus-like (adv.)in the manner of a chorus, like a running commentary | Ven.360 | |
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| Full gently now she takes him by the hand, | Full gently now she takes him by the hand, | | Ven.361 | |
| A lillie prisond in a gaile of snow, | A lily prisoned in a gaol of snow, | | Ven.362 | |
| Or Iuorie in an allablaster band, | Or ivory in an alabaster band; | band (n.)bond, shackle, chain | Ven.363 | |
| | alablaster (adj.)white, smooth [as alabaster] | | |
| So white a friend, ingirts so white a fo: | So white a friend engirts so white a foe: | engirt (v.)encircle, enclose | Ven.364 | |
| This beautious combat wilfull, and vnwilling, | This beauteous combat, wilful and unwilling, | | Ven.365 | |
| Showed like two siluer doues that sit a billing. | Showed like two silver doves that sit a-billing. | show (v.)appear, look [like], present [as] | Ven.366 | |
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| Once more the engin of her thoughts began, | Once more the engine of her thoughts began: | engine (n.)instrument, implement, organ | Ven.367 | |
| O fairest mouer on this mortall round, | ‘ O fairest mover on this mortal round, | mortal (adj.)human, subject to death, characterized by mortality | Ven.368 | |
| | round (n.)globe, earth | | |
| Would thou wert as I am, and I a man, | Would thou wert as I am, and I a man, | | Ven.369 | |
| My heart all whole as thine, thy heart my wound, | My heart all whole as thine, thy heart my wound; | | Ven.370 | |
| For one sweet looke thy helpe I would assure thee, | For one sweet look thy help I would assure thee, | | Ven.371 | |
| Thogh nothing but my bodies bane wold cure thee | Though nothing but my body's bane would cure thee.’ | bane (n.)ruin, woe, destruction | Ven.372 | |
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| Giue me my hand (saith he,) why dost thou feele it? | ‘ Give me my hand,’ saith he, ‘ why dost thou feel it?’ | | Ven.373 | |
| Giue me my heart (saith she,) and thou shalt haue it. | ‘ Give me my heart,’ saith she, ‘ and thou shalt have it; | | Ven.374 | |
| O giue it me lest thy hard heart do steele it, | O, give it me, lest thy hard heart do steel it, | steel (v.)turn to steel, harden | Ven.375 | |
| And being steeld, soft sighes can neuer graue it. | And being steeled, soft sighs can never grave it; | grave (v.)engrave, inscribe [in], cut into | Ven.376 | |
| Then loues deepe grones, I neuer shall regard, | Then love's deep groans I never shall regard, | | Ven.377 | |
| Because Adonis heart hath made mine hard. | Because Adonis' heart hath made mine hard.’ | | Ven.378 | |
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| For shame he cries, let go, and let me go, | ‘ For shame,’ he cries, ‘ let go, and let me go; | | Ven.379 | |
| My dayes delight is past, my horse is gone, | My day's delight is past, my horse is gone, | | Ven.380 | |
| And tis your fault I am bereft him so, | And 'tis your fault I am bereft him so. | bereave (v.)take away [from], deprive, deny, rob | Ven.381 | |
| I pray you hence, and leaue me here alone, | I pray you hence, and leave me here alone; | | Ven.382 | |
| For all my mind, my thought, my busie care, | For all my mind, my thought, my busy care, | care (n.)anxiety, worry, solicitude [about] | Ven.383 | |
| Is how to get my palfrey from the mare. | Is how to get my palfrey from the mare.’ | palfrey (n.)horse for everyday riding | Ven.384 | |
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| Thus she replies, thy palfrey as he should, | Thus she replies: ‘ Thy palfrey, as he should, | | Ven.385 | |
| Welcomes the warme approch of sweet desire, | Welcomes the warm approach of sweet desire. | | Ven.386 | |
| Affection is a coale that must be coold, | Affection is a coal that must be cooled; | coal (n.)ember, smouldering fuel | Ven.387 | |
| | affection (n.)desire, passion, lustful feeling | | |
| Else sufferd it will set the heart on fire, | Else, suffered, it will set the heart on fire. | suffer (v.)allow, permit, let | Ven.388 | |
| The sea hath bounds, but deepe desire hath none, | The sea hath bounds, but deep desire hath none, | | Ven.389 | |
| Therfore no maruell though thy horse be gone. | Therefore no marvel though thy horse be gone. | | Ven.390 | |
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| How like a iade he stood tied to the tree, | ‘ How like a jade he stood tied to the tree, | jade (n.)worn-out horse, hack, worthless nag | Ven.391 | |
| Seruilly maisterd with a leatherne raine, | Servilely mastered with a leathern rein! | leathern (adj.)leather-like | Ven.392 | |
| Bnt when he saw his loue, his youths faire fee, | But when he saw his love, his youth's fair fee, | fee (n.)payment, reward, recompense | Ven.393 | |
| He held such pettie bondage in disdaine: | He held such petty bondage in disdain, | | Ven.394 | |
| Throwing the base thong from his bending crest, | Throwing the base thong from his bending crest, | base (adj.)poor, wretched, of low quality | Ven.395 | |
| Enfranchising his mouth, his backe, his brest. | Enfranchising his mouth, his back, his breast. | enfranchise (v.)set free, liberate | Ven.396 | |
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| Who sees his true-loue in her naked bed, | ‘ Who sees his true-love in her naked bed, | | Ven.397 | |
| Teaching the sheets a whiter hew then white, | Teaching the sheets a whiter hue than white, | | Ven.398 | |
| But when his glutton eye so full hath fed, | But, when his glutton eye so full hath fed, | | Ven.399 | |
| His other agents ayme at like delight? | His other agents aim at like delight? | agent (n.)sense, organ, faculty | Ven.400 | |
| | like (adj.)same, similar, alike, equal | | |
| Who is so faint that dares not be so bold, | Who is so faint that dare not be so bold | | Ven.401 | |
| To touch the fier the weather being cold? | To touch the fire, the weather being cold? | | Ven.402 | |
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| Let me excuse thy courser gentle boy, | ‘ Let me excuse thy courser, gentle boy; | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | Ven.403 | |
| | courser (n.)swift horse, sprinter, charger | | |
| And learne of him I heartily beseech thee, | And learn of him, I heartily beseech thee, | | Ven.404 | |
| To take aduantage on presented ioy, | To take advantage on presented joy; | presented (adj.)offered, bestowed, proffered | Ven.405 | |
| Though I were dũbe, yet his proceedings teach thee | Though I were dumb, yet his proceedings teach thee. | | Ven.406 | |
| O learne to loue, the lesson is but plaine, | O, learn to love; the lesson is but plain, | | Ven.407 | |
| And once made perfect, neuer lost againe. | And once made perfect, never lost again.’ | | Ven.408 | |
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| I know not loue (quoth he) nor will not know it, | ‘ I know not love,’ quoth he, ‘ nor will not know it, | | Ven.409 | |
| Vnlesse it be a Boare, and then I chase it, | Unless it be a boar, and then I chase it. | | Ven.410 | |
| Tis much to borrow, and I will not owe it, | 'Tis much to borrow, and I will not owe it. | | Ven.411 | |
| My loue to loue, is loue, but to disgrace it, | My love to love is love but to disgrace it; | | Ven.412 | |
| For I haue heard, it is a life in death, | For I have heard it is a life in death, | | Ven.413 | |
| That laughs and weeps, and all but with a breath. | That laughs, and weeps, and all but with a breath. | | Ven.414 | |
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| Who weares a garment shapelesse and vnfinisht? | ‘ Who wears a garment shapeless and unfinished? | | Ven.415 | |
| Who plucks the bud before one leafe put forth? | Who plucks the bud before one leaf put forth? | | Ven.416 | |
| If springing things be anie iot diminisht, | If springing things be any jot diminished, | springing (adj.)growing, sprouting, developing | Ven.417 | |
| They wither in their prime, proue nothing worth, | They wither in their prime, prove nothing worth. | | Ven.418 | |
| The colt that's backt and burthend being yong, | The colt that's backed and burdened being young | burden, burthen (v.)load down, weigh down | Ven.419 | |
| | back (v.)ride, mount, sit on | | |
| Loseth his pride, and neuer waxeth strong. | Loseth his pride, and never waxeth strong. | wax (v.)grow, become, turn | Ven.420 | |
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| You hurt my hand with wringing, let vs part, | ‘ You hurt my hand with wringing; let us part, | wringing (n.)squeezing, pressing, gripping | Ven.421 | |
| And leaue this idle theame, this bootlesse chat, | And leave this idle theme, this bootless chat; | bootless (adj.)useless, worthless, fruitless, unavailing | Ven.422 | |
| Remoue your siege from my vnyeelding hart, | Remove your siege from my unyielding heart; | | Ven.423 | |
| To loues allarmes it will not ope the gate, | To love's alarms it will not ope the gate. | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)attack, assault | Ven.424 | |
| | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)arousal, incitement, encouragement | | |
| | ope (v.)open | | |
| Dismisse your vows, your fained tears, your flattry, | Dismiss your vows, your feigned tears, your flattery; | | Ven.425 | |
| For where a heart is hard they make no battry. | For where a heart is hard they make no battery.’ | battery (n.)breach, entry | Ven.426 | |
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| What canst thou talke (quoth she) hast thou a tong? | ‘ What, canst thou talk?’ quoth she, ‘ hast thou a tongue | | Ven.427 | |
| O would thou hadst not, or I had no hearing, | O, would thou hadst not, or I had no hearing! | | Ven.428 | |
| Thy marmaides voice hath done me double wrong, | Thy mermaid's voice hath done me double wrong; | | Ven.429 | |
| I had my lode before, now prest with bearing, | I had my load before, now pressed with bearing: | press (v.)oppress, burden, weigh down | Ven.430 | |
| Mellodious discord, heauenly tune harsh sounding, | Melodious discord, heavenly tune harsh sounding, | | Ven.431 | |
| Eares deep sweet musik, & harts deep sore woũding | Ear's deep-sweet music, and heart's deep-sore wounding. | | Ven.432 | |
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| Had I no eyes but eares, my eares would loue, | ‘ Had I no eyes but ears, my ears would love | | Ven.433 | |
| That inward beautie and inuisible, | That inward beauty and invisible; | | Ven.434 | |
| Or were I deafe, thy outward parts would moue | Or were I deaf, thy outward parts would move | part (n.)quality, attribute, gift, accomplishment [of mind or body] | Ven.435 | |
| Ech part in me, that were but sensible, | Each part in me that were but sensible. | sensible (adj.)sensitive, responsive, capable of feeling | Ven.436 | |
| Though neither eyes, nor eares, to heare nor see, | Though neither eyes nor ears, to hear nor see, | | Ven.437 | |
| Yet should I be in loue, by touching thee. | Yet should I be in love by touching thee. | | Ven.438 | |
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| Say that the sence of feeling were bereft me, | ‘ Say that the sense of feeling were bereft me, | | Ven.439 | |
| And that I could not see, nor heare, nor touch, | And that I could not see, nor hear, nor touch, | | Ven.440 | |
| And nothing but the verie smell were left me, | And nothing but the very smell were left me, | | Ven.441 | |
| Yet would my loue to thee be still as much, | Yet would my love to thee be still as much; | | Ven.442 | |
| For frõ the stillitorie of thy face excelling, | For from the stillitory of thy face excelling | stillitory (n.)still, distilling chamber | Ven.443 | |
| Coms breath perfumd, that breedeth loue by smelling. | Comes breath perfumed, that breedeth love by smelling. | | Ven.444 | |
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| But oh what banquet wert thou to the tast, | ‘ But O, what banquet wert thou to the taste, | | Ven.445 | |
| Being nourse, and feeder of the other foure, | Being nurse and feeder of the other four! | | Ven.446 | |
| Would they not wish the feast might euerlast, | Would they not wish the feast might ever last, | | Ven.447 | |
| And bid suspition double looke the dore; | And bid Suspicion double-lock the door, | | Ven.448 | |
| Lest iealousie that sower vnwelcome guest, | Lest Jealousy, that sour unwelcome guest, | | Ven.449 | |
| Should by his stealing in disturbe the feast? | Should by his stealing in disturb the feast?’ | | Ven.450 | |
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| Once more the rubi-colourd portall opend, | Once more the ruby-coloured portal opened, | | Ven.451 | |
| Which to his speech did honie passage yeeld, | Which to his speech did honey passage yield; | | Ven.452 | |
| Like a red morne that euer yet betokend, | Like a red morn, that ever yet betokened | morn (n.)morning, dawn | Ven.453 | |
| Wracke to the sea-man, tempest to the field: | Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, | wrack (n.)wreck, loss, shipwreck | Ven.454 | |
| Sorrow to shepherds, wo vnto the birds, | Sorrow to shepherds, woe unto the birds, | | Ven.455 | |
| Gusts, and foule flawes, to heardmen, & to herds. | Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds. | herdman (n.)herdsman | Ven.456 | |
| | flaw (n.)gust, squall, blast | | |
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| This ill presage aduisedly she marketh, | This ill presage advisedly she marketh: | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | Ven.457 | |
| | advisedly (adv.)attentively, watchfully, carefully | | |
| | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | | |
| | presage (n.)sign, indication, portent | | |
| Euen as the wind is husht before it raineth: | Even as the wind is hush'd before it raineth, | | Ven.458 | |
| Or as the wolfe doth grin before he barketh: | Or as the wolf doth grin before he barketh, | grin (v.)bare the teeth, grimace, snarl | Ven.459 | |
| Or as the berrie breakes before it staineth: | Or as the berry breaks before it staineth, | | Ven.460 | |
| Or like the deadly bullet of a gun: | Or like the deadly bullet of a gun, | | Ven.461 | |
| His meaning strucke her ere his words begun. | His meaning struck her ere his words begun. | | Ven.462 | |
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| And at his looke she flatly falleth downe, | And at his look she flatly falleth down, | flatly (adv.)in a prone position | Ven.463 | |
| For lookes kill loue, and loue by lookes reuiueth, | For looks kill love and love by looks reviveth; | | Ven.464 | |
| A smile recures the wounding of a frowne, | A smile recures the wounding of a frown. | recure (v.)heal, make whole, restore to health | Ven.465 | |
| But blessed bankrout that by loue so thriueth. | But blessed bankrupt that by love so thriveth! | bancrout, bankrout, bankerout (n./adj./v.)bankrupt | Ven.466 | |
| The sillie boy beleeuing she is dead, | The silly boy, believing she is dead, | | Ven.467 | |
| Claps her pale cheeke, till clapping makes it red. | Claps her pale cheek, till clapping makes it red; | | Ven.468 | |
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| And all amaz'd, brake off his late intent, | And all amazed brake off his late intent, | intent (n.)intention, purpose, aim | Ven.469 | |
| | late (adj.)recent, not long past | | |
| For sharply he did thinke to reprehend her, | For sharply he did think to reprehend her, | | Ven.470 | |
| Which cunning loue did wittily preuent, | Which cunning love did wittily prevent. | wittily (adv.)ingeniously, cleverly, resourcefully | Ven.471 | |
| Faire-fall the wit that can so well defend her: | Fair fall the wit that can so well defend her! | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | Ven.472 | |
| For on the grasse she lyes as she were slaine, | For on the grass she lies as she were slain, | | Ven.473 | |
| Till his breath breatheth life in her againe. | Till his breath breatheth life in her again. | | Ven.474 | |
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| He wrings her nose, he strikes her on the cheekes, | He wrings her nose, he strikes her on the cheeks, | | Ven.475 | |
| He bends her fingers, holds her pulses hard, | He bends her fingers, holds her pulses hard, | | Ven.476 | |
| He chafes her lips, a thousand wayes he seekes, | He chafes her lips, a thousand ways he seeks | | Ven.477 | |
| To mend the hurt, that his vnkindnesse mard, | To mend the hurt that his unkindness marred; | | Ven.478 | |
| He kisses her, and she by her good will, | He kisses her; and she, by her good will, | | Ven.479 | |
| Will neuer rise, so he will kisse her still. | Will never rise, so he will kiss her still. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Ven.480 | |
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| The night of sorrow now is turnd to day, | The night of sorrow now is turned to day: | | Ven.481 | |
| Her two blew windowes faintly she vpheaueth, | Her two blue windows faintly she upheaveth, | upheave (v.)raise, lift up | Ven.482 | |
| | faintly (adv.)weakly, feebly, faintheartedly | | |
| Like the faire sunne when in his fresh array, | Like the fair sun, when in his fresh array | | Ven.483 | |
| He cheeres the morne, and all the earth releeueth: | He cheers the morn and all the earth relieveth; | cheer (v.)encourage, urge on, galvanize | Ven.484 | |
| | morn (n.)morning, dawn | | |
| And as the bright sunne glorifies the skie: | And as the bright sun glorifies the sky, | | Ven.485 | |
| So is her face illumind with her eye. | So is her face illumined with her eye; | | Ven.486 | |
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| Whose beames vpon his hairelesse face are fixt, | Whose beams upon his hairless face are fixed, | | Ven.487 | |
| As if from thence they borrowed all their shine, | As if from thence they borrowed all their shine. | | Ven.488 | |
| Were neuer foure such lamps, together mixt, | Were never four such lamps together mixed, | | Ven.489 | |
| Had not his clouded with his browes repine. | Had not his clouded with his brow's repine; | brow (n.)eyebrow | Ven.490 | |
| | repine (n.)discontent, vexation, irritation | | |
| But hers, which through the cristal tears gaue light, | But hers, which through the crystal tears gave light, | | Ven.491 | |
| Shone like the Moone in water seene by night. | Shone like the moon in water seen by night. | | Ven.492 | |
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| O where am I (quoth she,) in earth or heauen, | ‘ O, where am I?’ quoth she, ‘ in earth or heaven, | | Ven.493 | |
| Or in the Ocean drencht, or in the fire: | Or in the ocean drenched, or in the fire? | drench (v.)drown, plunge, immerse | Ven.494 | |
| What houre is this, or morne, or wearie euen, | What hour is this? or morn or weary even? | morn (n.)morning, dawn | Ven.495 | |
| Do I delight to die or life desire? | Do I delight to die, or life desire? | | Ven.496 | |
| But now I liu'd, and life was deaths annoy, | But now I lived, and life was death's annoy; | but (adv.)just | Ven.497 | |
| | annoy (n.)trouble, vexation, distress | | |
| But now I dy'de, and death was liuely ioy. | But now I died, and death was lively joy. | lively (adj.)life-giving, enlivening, invigorating | Ven.498 | |
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| O thou didst kill me, kill me once againe, | ‘ O, thou didst kill me: kill me once again. | | Ven.499 | |
| Thy eyes shrowd tutor, that hard heart of thine, | Thy eyes' shrewd tutor, that hard heart of thine, | shrewd (adj.)harsh, hard, severe | Ven.500 | |
| Hath taught them scornfull tricks, & such disdaine, | Hath taught them scornful tricks, and such disdain | | Ven.501 | |
| That they haue murdred this poore heart of mine, | That they have murdered this poor heart of mine; | | Ven.502 | |
| And these mine eyes true leaders to their queene, | And these mine eyes, true leaders to their queen, | | Ven.503 | |
| But for thy piteous lips no more had seene. | But for thy piteous lips no more had seen. | | Ven.504 | |
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| Long may they kisse ech other for this cure, | ‘ Long may they kiss each other, for this cure! | | Ven.505 | |
| Oh neuer let their crimson liueries weare, | O, never let their crimson liveries wear! | wear (v.)wear out, weary, tire | Ven.506 | |
| | livery (n.)uniform, costume, special clothing | | |
| And as they last, their verdour still endure, | And as they last, their verdure still endure | verdure, verdour (n.)sap, vitality, vigour, freshness | Ven.507 | |
| | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | | |
| To driue infection from the dangerous yeare: | To drive infection from the dangerous year! | | Ven.508 | |
| That the star-gazers hauing writ on death, | That the star-gazers, having writ on death, | star-gazer (n.)astrologer, almanac-writer | Ven.509 | |
| May say, the plague is banisht by thy breath. | May say, the plague is banished by thy breath. | | Ven.510 | |
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| Pure lips, sweet seales in my soft lips imprinted, | ‘ Pure lips, sweet seals in my soft lips imprinted, | seal (n.)pledge, promise, token, sign | Ven.511 | |
| What bargaines may I make still to be sealing? | What bargains may I make, still to be sealing? | | Ven.512 | |
| To sell my selfe I can be well contented, | To sell myself I can be well contented, | | Ven.513 | |
| So thou wilt buy, and pay, and vse good dealing, | So thou wilt buy, and pay, and use good dealing; | | Ven.514 | |
| Which purchase if thou make, for feare of slips, | Which purchase if thou make, for fear of slips | | Ven.515 | |
| Set thy seale manuell, on my wax-red lips. | Set thy seal manual on my wax-red lips. | | Ven.516 | |
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| A thousand kisses buyes my heart from me, | ‘ A thousand kisses buys my heart from me; | | Ven.517 | |
| And pay them at thy leisure, one by one, | And pay them at thy leisure, one by one. | | Ven.518 | |
| What is ten hundred touches vnto thee, | What is ten hundred touches unto thee? | | Ven.519 | |
| Are they not quickly told, and quickly gone? | Are they not quickly told and quickly gone? | tell (v.)count out, number, itemize | Ven.520 | |
| Say for non-paimet, that the debt should double, | Say for non-payment that the debt should double, | | Ven.521 | |
| Is twentie hundred kisses such a trouble? | Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?’ | | Ven.522 | |
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| Faire Queene (quoth he) if anie loue you owe me, | ‘ Fair queen,’ quoth he, ‘ if any love you owe me, | | Ven.523 | |
| Measure my strangenesse with my vnripe yeares, | Measure my strangeness with my unripe years: | unripe (adj.)immature, youthful, inexperienced | Ven.524 | |
| | strangeness (n.)estrangement, disaffection, coldness, aloofness | | |
| | measure (v.)judge, appraise | | |
| Before I know my selfe, seeke not to know me, | Before I know myself, seek not to know me; | | Ven.525 | |
| No fisher but the vngrowne frie forbeares, | No fisher but the ungrown fry forbears: | fisher (n.)fisherman | Ven.526 | |
| | forbear (v.)leave alone, avoid, stay away [from] | | |
| | fry (n.)young fish | | |
| The mellow plum doth fall, the greene sticks fast, | The mellow plum doth fall, the green sticks fast, | | Ven.527 | |
| Or being early pluckt, is sower to tast. | Or being early plucked is sour to taste. | | Ven.528 | |
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| Looke the worlds comforter with wearie gate, | ‘ Look, the world's comforter, with weary gait, | | Ven.529 | |
| His dayes hot taske hath ended in the west, | His day's hot task hath ended in the west; | | Ven.530 | |
| The owle (nights herald) shreeks, tis verie late, | The owl, night's herald, shrieks 'tis very late; | | Ven.531 | |
| The sheepe are gone to fold, birds to their nest, | The sheep are gone to fold, birds to their nest; | | Ven.532 | |
| And cole-black clouds, that shadow heauens light, | And coal-black clouds that shadow heaven's light | | Ven.533 | |
| Do summon vs to part, and bid good night. | Do summon us to part, and bid good night. | | Ven.534 | |
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| Now let me say goodnight, and so say you, | ‘ Now let me say Good night, and so say you; | | Ven.535 | |
| If you will say so, you shall haue a kis; | If you will say so, you shall have a kiss.’ | | Ven.536 | |
| Goodnight (quoth she) and ere he sayes adue, | ‘ Good night,’ quoth she; and, ere he says ‘ Adieu,’ | | Ven.537 | |
| The honie fee of parting tendred is, | The honey fee of parting tendered is: | tender (v.)offer, give, present | Ven.538 | |
| Her armes do lend his necke a sweet imbrace, | Her arms do lend his neck a sweet embrace; | | Ven.539 | |
| Incorporate then they seeme, face growes to face. | Incorporate then they seem; face grows to face. | incorporate (adj.)united in one body, combined in one entity | Ven.540 | |
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| Till breathlesse he disioynd, and backward drew, | Till breathless he disjoined, and backward drew | disjoin (v.)disengage, separate [oneself] | Ven.541 | |
| The heauenly moisture that sweet corall mouth, | The heavenly moisture, that sweet coral mouth, | | Ven.542 | |
| Whose precious tast, her thirstie lips well knew, | Whose precious taste her thirsty lips well knew, | | Ven.543 | |
| Whereon they surfet, yet complaine on drouth, | Whereon they surfeit, yet complain on drouth. | drouth (n.)drought, thirst | Ven.544 | |
| | surfeit (v.)feed to excess, over-indulge, glut | | |
| Ho with her plentie prest she faint with dearth, | He with her plenty pressed, she faint with dearth | press (v.)oppress, burden, weigh down | Ven.545 | |
| Their lips together glewed, fall to the earth. | Their lips together glued, fall to the earth. | | Ven.546 | |
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| Now quicke desire hath caught the yeelding pray, | Now quick desire hath caught the yielding prey, | | Ven.547 | |
| And gluttonlike she feeds, yet neuer filleth, | And glutton-like she feeds, yet never filleth; | | Ven.548 | |
| Her lips are conquerers, his lips obay, | Her lips are conquerors, his lips obey, | | Ven.549 | |
| Paying what ransome the insulter willeth: | Paying what ransom the insulter willeth; | insulter (n.)triumphant boaster, scorner, exulter | Ven.550 | |
| Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, | Whose vulture thought doth pitch the price so high | thought (n.)intention, purpose, design | Ven.551 | |
| | vulture (adj.)ravenous, devouring, rapacious | | |
| | pitch (v.)set, place | | |
| That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie. | That she will draw his lips' rich treasure dry. | | Ven.552 | |
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| And hauing felt the sweetnesse of the spoile, | And having felt the sweetness of the spoil, | spoil (n.)plunder, booty | Ven.553 | |
| With blind fold furie she begins to forrage, | With blindfold fury she begins to forage; | forage (v.)eat greedily, glut oneself [on] | Ven.554 | |
| Her face doth reeke, & smoke, her blood doth boile, | Her face doth reek and smoke, her blood doth boil, | reek (v.)break into a sweat, perspire | Ven.555 | |
| And carelesse lust stirs vp a desperat courage, | And careless lust stirs up a desperate courage, | careless (adj.)reckless, thoughtless, heedless | Ven.556 | |
| Planting obliuion, beating reason backe, | Planting oblivion, beating reason back, | plant (v.)set up, establish, introduce | Ven.557 | |
| Forgetting shames pure blush, & honors wracke. | Forgetting shame's pure blush and honour's wrack. | wrack (n.)destruction, ruin | Ven.558 | |
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| Hot, faint, and wearie, with her hard imbracing, | Hot, faint, and weary, with her hard embracing, | hard (adj.)pressing, persistent, unremitting | Ven.559 | |
| Like a wild bird being tam'd with too much hãdling, | Like a wild bird being tamed with too much handling, | | Ven.560 | |
| Or as the fleet-foot Roe that's tyr'd with chasing, | Or as the fleet-foot roe that's tired with chasing, | | Ven.561 | |
| Or like the froward infant stild with dandling: | Or like the froward infant stilled with dandling. | froward (adj.)perverse, obstinate, wilful, ungovernable | Ven.562 | |
| He now obayes, and now no more resisteth, | He now obeys and now no more resisteth, | | Ven.563 | |
| While she takes all she can, not all she listeth. | While she takes all she can, not all she listeth. | list (v.)wish, like, please | Ven.564 | |
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| What waxe so frozen but dissolues with tempring, | What wax so frozen but dissolves with temp'ring, | tempering (n.)softening, moulding | Ven.565 | |
| | dissolve (v.)melt, liquefy | | |
| And yeelds at last to euerie light impression? | And yields at last to every light impression? | | Ven.566 | |
| Things out of hope, are compast oft with ventring, | Things out of hope are compassed oft with vent'ring, | oft (adv.)often | Ven.567 | |
| | compass (v.)accomplish, fulfil, achieve, bring about | | |
| Chiefly in loue, whose leaue exceeds commission: | Chiefly in love, whose leave exceeds commission: | | Ven.568 | |
| Affection faints not like a pale-fac'd coward, | Affection faints not like a pale-faced coward, | affection (n.)desire, passion, lustful feeling | Ven.569 | |
| | faint (v.)lose courage, show fear, lose heart, take fright | | |
| But thẽ woes best, whẽ most his choice is froward. | But then woos best when most his choice is froward. | froward (adj.)perverse, obstinate, wilful, ungovernable | Ven.570 | |
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| When he did frowne, ô had she then gaue ouer, | When he did frown, O, had she then gave over, | | Ven.571 | |
| Such nectar from his lips she had not suckt, | Such nectar from his lips she had not sucked. | | Ven.572 | |
| Foule wordes, and frownes, must not repell a louer, | Foul words and frowns must not repel a lover; | foul (adj.)harsh, rough, hard | Ven.573 | |
| What though the rose haue prickles, yet tis pluckt? | What though the rose have prickles, yet 'tis plucked: | | Ven.574 | |
| Were beautie vnder twentie locks kept fast, | Were beauty under twenty locks kept fast, | | Ven.575 | |
| Yet loue breaks through, & picks them all at last. | Yet love breaks through, and picks them all at last. | | Ven.576 | |
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| For pittie now she can no more detaine him, | For pity now she can no more detain him; | | Ven.577 | |
| The poore foole praies her that he may depart, | The poor fool prays her that he may depart. | | Ven.578 | |
| She is resolu'd no longer to restraine him, | She is resolved no longer to restrain him; | | Ven.579 | |
| Bids him farewell, and looke well to her hart, | Bids him farewell, and look well to her heart, | | Ven.580 | |
| The which by Cupids bow she doth protest, | The which by Cupid's bow she doth protest | | Ven.581 | |
| He carries thence incaged in his brest. | He carries thence incaged in his breast. | encaged, incaged (adj.)encaged, caged up | Ven.582 | |
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| Sweet boy she saies, this night ile wast in sorrow | ‘ Sweet boy,’ she says, ‘ this night I'll waste in sorrow, | waste (v.)pass, spend, while away | Ven.583 | |
| For my sick heart commands mine eyes to watch, | For my sick heart commands mine eyes to watch. | watch (v.)stay awake, keep vigil | Ven.584 | |
| | command (v.)force, control, drive | | |
| Tell me loues maister, shall we meete to morrow, | Tell me, love's master, shall we meet tomorrow? | | Ven.585 | |
| Say, shall we, shall we, wilt thou make the match? | Say, shall we? shall we? wilt thou make the match?’ | match (n.)bargain, contract, agreement | Ven.586 | |
| He tell's her no, to morrow he intends, | He tells her, no; tomorrow he intends | | Ven.587 | |
| To hunt the boare with certaine of his frends. | To hunt the boar with certain of his friends. | | Ven.588 | |
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| The boare (quoth she) whereat a suddain pale, | ‘ The boar!’ quoth she; whereat a sudden pale, | pale (n.)paleness, pallor [of the cheeks] | Ven.589 | |
| Like lawne being spred vpon the blushing rose, | Like lawn being spread upon the blushing rose, | lawn (n.)[type of] fine linen | Ven.590 | |
| Vsurpes her cheeke, she trembles at his tale, | Usurps her cheek; she trembles at his tale, | | Ven.591 | |
| And on his neck her yoaking armes she throwes. | And on his neck her yoking arms she throws. | yoking (adj.)embracing, enfolding, enclosing | Ven.592 | |
| She sincketh downe, still hanging by his necke, | She sinketh down, still hanging by his neck, | | Ven.593 | |
| He on her belly fall's, she on her backe. | He on her belly falls, she on her back. | | Ven.594 | |
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| Now is she in the verie lists of loue, | Now is she in the very lists of love, | list (n.)(usually plural) combat arena at a tournament | Ven.595 | |
| Her champion mounted for the hot incounter, | Her champion mounted for the hot encounter. | | Ven.596 | |
| All is imaginarie she doth proue, | All is imaginary she doth prove; | prove (v.)find, establish, experience | Ven.597 | |
| He will not mannage her, although he mount her, | He will not manage her, although he mount her; | manage (v.)[of horses] ride, handle, put through one's paces | Ven.598 | |
| That worse then Tantalus is her annoy, | That worse than Tantalus' is her annoy, | annoy (n.)trouble, vexation, distress | Ven.599 | |
| | Tantalus (n.)king of Sipylos in Lydia, punished in the Underworld for his crimes; he sits in a pool which recedes when he bends to drink, and the grapes over his head elude his grasp | | |
| To clip Elizium, and to lacke her ioy. | To clip Elysium and to lack her joy. | Elysiummythological location of heaven | Ven.600 | |
| | clip (v.)embrace, clasp, hug | | |
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| Euen so poore birds deceiu'd with painted grapes, | Even so poor birds, deceived with painted grapes, | | Ven.601 | |
| Do surfet by the eye, and pine the maw: | Do surfeit by the eye and pine the maw; | maw (n.)belly, stomach; throat, gullet | Ven.602 | |
| | pine (v.)torment, trouble, afflict | | |
| | surfeit (v.)feed to excess, over-indulge, glut | | |
| Euen so she languisheth in her mishaps, | Even so she languisheth in her mishaps | | Ven.603 | |
| As those poore birds that helplesse berries saw, | As those poor birds that helpless berries saw. | helpless (adj.)unavailing, useless, unprofitable | Ven.604 | |
| The warme effects which she in him finds missing, | The warm effects which she in him finds missing | | Ven.605 | |
| She seekes to kindle with continuall kissing. | She seeks to kindle with continual kissing. | | Ven.606 | |
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| But all in vaine, good Queene, it will not bee, | But all in vain, good queen, it will not be, | | Ven.607 | |
| She hath assai'd as much as may be prou'd, | She hath assayed as much as may be proved; | prove (v.)test, try out, make trial [of] | Ven.608 | |
| | assay (v.)try, test the mettle of, put to the proof | | |
| Her pleading hath deseru'd a greater fee, | Her pleading hath deserved a greater fee; | | Ven.609 | |
| She's loue; she loues, and yet she is not lou'd, | She's Love, she loves, and yet she is not loved. | | Ven.610 | |
| Fie, fie, he saies, you crush me, let me go, | ‘ Fie, fie,’ he says, ‘ you crush me; let me go; | | Ven.611 | |
| You haue no reason to withhold me so. | You have no reason to withhold me so.’ | withhold (v.)detain, keep in possession | Ven.612 | |
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| Thou hadst bin gone (quoth she) sweet boy ere this, | ‘ Thou hadst been gone,’ quoth she, ‘ sweet boy, ere this, | | Ven.613 | |
| But that thou toldst me, thou woldst hunt the boare, | But that thou toldst me thou wouldst hunt the boar. | | Ven.614 | |
| Oh be aduisd, thou know'st not what it is, | O, be advised: thou knowst not what it is | advise, avise (v.)warn, counsel, caution | Ven.615 | |
| With iauelings point a churlish swine to goare, | With javelin's point a churlish swine to gore, | churlish (adj.)violent, rough, harsh | Ven.616 | |
| Whose tushes neuer sheathd, he whetteth still, | Whose tushes never sheathed he whetteth still, | tush (n.)tusk | Ven.617 | |
| | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | | |
| Like to a mortall butcher bent to kill. | Like to a mortal butcher bent to kill. | mortal (adj.)fatal, deadly, lethal | Ven.618 | |
| | bent (adj.)determined, intent, resolved | | |
| | bend (v.)aim, direct, level, turn | | |
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| On his bow-backe, he hath a battell set, | ‘ On his bow-back he hath a battle set | battle (n.)battle array, war formation, ranks of soldiers | Ven.619 | |
| | bow-back (n.)arched back | | |
| Of brisly pikes that euer threat his foes, | Of bristly pikes that ever threat his foes; | threat (v.)threaten | Ven.620 | |
| | pike, pick (n.)weapon with a long handle ending in a spearhead | | |
| His eyes like glow-wormes shine, when he doth fret | His eyes like glow-worms shine when he doth fret; | fret (v.)rage, rampage | Ven.621 | |
| His snout digs sepulchers where ere he goes, | His snout digs sepulchres where'er he goes; | | Ven.622 | |
| Being mou'd he strikes, what ere is in his way, | Being moved, he strikes whate'er is in his way, | move (v.)move to anger, provoke, exasperate | Ven.623 | |
| And whom he strikes, his crooked tushes slay. | And whom he strikes his cruel tushes slay. | tush (n.)tusk | Ven.624 | |
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| His brawnie sides with hairie bristles armed, | ‘ His brawny sides, with hairy bristles armed, | | Ven.625 | |
| Are better proofe then thy speares point can enter, | Are better proof than thy spear's point can enter; | proof (n.)tested strength, proven power of resistance, impenetrability | Ven.626 | |
| His short thick necke cannot be easily harmed, | His short thick neck cannot be easily harmed; | | Ven.627 | |
| Being irefull, on the lyon he will venter, | Being ireful, on the lion he will venter: | venture, venter (v.)run a risk, take a chance, dare to act | Ven.628 | |
| | ireful (adj.)wrathful, angry, furious | | |
| The thornie brambles, and imbracing bushes, | The thorny brambles and embracing bushes, | | Ven.629 | |
| As fearefull of him part, through whom he rushes. | As fearful of him, part, through whom he rushes. | | Ven.630 | |
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| Alas, he naught esteem's that face of thine, | ‘ Alas, he nought esteems that face of thine, | | Ven.631 | |
| To which loues eyes paies tributarie gazes, | To which Love's eyes pays tributary gazes; | | Ven.632 | |
| Nor thy soft handes, sweet lips, and christall eine, | Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips and crystal eyne, | crystal (adj.)clear, bright, transparent | Ven.633 | |
| | eyne (n.)[archaism] eyes | | |
| Whose full perfection all the world amazes, | Whose full perfection all the world amazes; | | Ven.634 | |
| But hauing thee at vantage (wondrous dread!) | But having thee at vantage – wondrous dread! – | vantage (n.)advantageous position, place of vantage, superiority | Ven.635 | |
| Wold roote these beauties, as he root's the mead. | Would root these beauties as he roots the mead. | mead (n.)meadow | Ven.636 | |
| | root (v.)root up, tear out | | |
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| Oh let him keep his loathsome cabin still, | ‘ O, let him keep his loathsome cabin still; | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Ven.637 | |
| | cabin (n.)den, hole, cave | | |
| Beautie hath nanght to do with such foule fiends, | Beauty hath nought to do with such foul fiends. | fiend (n.)monster, malign being, evil foe | Ven.638 | |
| Come not within his danger by thy will, | Come not within his danger by thy will; | | Ven.639 | |
| They that thriue well, take counsell of their friends, | They that thrive well take counsel of their friends. | | Ven.640 | |
| When thou didst name the boare, not to dissẽble, | When thou didst name the boar, not to dissemble, | dissemble (v.)deceive, disguise the truth, pretend | Ven.641 | |
| I feard thy fortune, aud my ioynts did tremble. | I feared thy fortune, and my joints did tremble. | fear (v.)fear for, worry about, be anxious about | Ven.642 | |
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| Didst thou not marke my face, was it not white? | ‘ Didst thou not mark my face? was it not white? | | Ven.643 | |
| Sawest thou not signes of feare lurke in mine eye? | Sawst thou not signs of fear lurk in mine eye? | | Ven.644 | |
| Grew I not faint, and fell I not downe right? | Grew I not faint? and fell I not downright? | downright (adv.)straight away, directly | Ven.645 | |
| Within my bosome whereon thou doest lye, | Within my bosom, whereon thou dost lie, | | Ven.646 | |
| My boding heart, pants, beats, and takes no rest, | My boding heart pants, beats, and takes no rest, | boding (adj.)ominous, full of foreboding | Ven.647 | |
| But like an earthquake, shakes thee on my brest. | But, like an earthquake, shakes thee on my breast. | | Ven.648 | |
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| For where loue raignes, disturbing iealousie, | ‘ For where Love reigns, disturbing Jealousy | jealousy (n.)concern, anxiety, solicitude | Ven.649 | |
| Doth call him selfe affections centinell, | Doth call himself Affection's sentinel; | affection (n.)love, devotion | Ven.650 | |
| Giues false alarmes, suggesteth mutinie, | Gives false alarms, suggesteth mutiny, | suggest (v.)tempt, prompt, incite | Ven.651 | |
| | false (adj.)wrong, mistaken | | |
| And in a peacefull houre doth crie, kill, kill, | And in a peaceful hour doth cry Kill, kill! | | Ven.652 | |
| Distempring gentle loue in his desire, | Distempering gentle Love in his desire, | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | Ven.653 | |
| | distemper (v.)disorder, derange, disturb, confuse | | |
| As aire, and water do abate the fire. | As air and water do abate the fire. | | Ven.654 | |
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| This sower informer, this bate-breeding spie, | ‘ This sour informer, this bate-breeding spy, | bate-breeding (adj.)mischief-making, discord-raising | Ven.655 | |
| This canker that eates vp loues tender spring, | This canker that eats up Love's tender spring, | canker (n./adj.)grub that destroys plant buds and leaves, cankerworm, parasite | Ven.656 | |
| | spring (n.)sapling, shoot, young growth | | |
| This carry-tale, dissentious iealousie, | This carry-tale, dissentious Jealousy, | carry-tale (n.)tell-tale, tale-bearer | Ven.657 | |
| That somtime true newes, somtime false doth bring, | That sometime true news, sometime false doth bring, | sometime (adv.)sometimes, now and then | Ven.658 | |
| | false (adj.)wrong, mistaken | | |
| Knocks at my heart, and whispers in mine eare, | Knocks at my heart, and whispers in mine ear | | Ven.659 | |
| That if I loue thee, I thy death should feare. | That if I love thee I thy death should fear; | | Ven.660 | |
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| And more then so, presenteth to mine eye, | ‘ And more than so, presenteth to mine eye | | Ven.661 | |
| The picture of an angrie chafing boare, | The picture of an angry chafing boar | | Ven.662 | |
| Vnder whose sharpe fangs, on his backe doth lye, | Under whose sharp fangs on his back doth lie | | Ven.663 | |
| An image like thy selfe, all staynd with goare, | An image like thyself, all stained with gore; | | Ven.664 | |
| Whose blood vpon the fresh flowers being shed, | Whose blood upon the fresh flowers being shed | | Ven.665 | |
| Doth make thẽ droop with grief, & hang the hed. | Doth make them droop with grief and hang the head. | | Ven.666 | |
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| What should I do, seeing thee so indeed? | ‘ What should I do, seeing thee so indeed, | | Ven.667 | |
| That tremble at th'imagination, | That tremble at th' imagination? | | Ven.668 | |
| The thought of it doth make my faint heart bleed, | The thought of it doth make my faint heart bleed, | | Ven.669 | |
| And feare doth teach it diuination; | And fear doth teach it divination: | divination (n.)guess, conjecture, prophecy | Ven.670 | |
| I prophecie thy death, my liuing sorrow, | I prophesy thy death, my living sorrow, | | Ven.671 | |
| If thou incounter with the boare to morrow. | If thou encounter with the boar tomorrow. | encounter with (v.)meet, approach [as an adversary] | Ven.672 | |
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| But if thou needs wilt hunt, be rul'd by me, | ‘ But if thou needs wilt hunt, be ruled by me; | rule (v.)control, direct, guide | Ven.673 | |
| Vncouple at the timerous flying hare, | Uncouple at the timorous flying hare, | uncouple (v.)release pairs of hunting dogs for the chase | Ven.674 | |
| Or at the foxe which liues by subtiltie, | Or at the fox which lives by subtlety, | | Ven.675 | |
| Or at the Roe which no incounter dare: | Or at the roe which no encounter dare. | | Ven.676 | |
| Pursue these fearfull creatures o're the downes, | Pursue these fearful creatures o'er the downs, | fearful (adj.)timid, timorous, frightened, full of fear | Ven.677 | |
| And on thy wel breathd horse keep with thy hoũds | And on thy well-breath'd horse keep with thy hounds. | keep (v.)continue, carry on, remain | Ven.678 | |
| | well-breathed (adj.)strong in wind, well-exercised | | |
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| And when thou hast on foote the purblind hare, | ‘ And when thou hast on foot the purblind hare, | purblind (adj.)half-blind, dim-sighted | Ven.679 | |
| | foot, on[hunting] roused, up for pursuit | | |
| Marke the poore wretch to ouer-shut his troubles, | Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, | overshoot (v.)shoot ahead of, run out of reach of | Ven.680 | |
| | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | | |
| How he outruns the wind, and with what care, | How he outruns the wind, and with what care | | Ven.681 | |
| He crankes and crosses with a thousand doubles, | He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles. | double (n.)sharp turn, doubling back | Ven.682 | |
| | crank (v.)wind, twist, zigzag | | |
| The many musits through the which he goes, | The many musets through the which he goes | muset, musit (n.)[of a hare] hiding-place, lair | Ven.683 | |
| Are like a laberinth to amaze his foes. | Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes. | amaze (v.)confuse, perplex, bewilder | Ven.684 | |
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| Sometime he runnes among a flocke of sheepe, | ‘ Sometime he runs among a flock of sheep, | | Ven.685 | |
| To make the cunning hounds mistake their smell, | To make the cunning hounds mistake their smell, | | Ven.686 | |
| And sometime where earth-deluing Conies keepe, | And sometime where earth-delving conies keep, | cony (n.)rabbit | Ven.687 | |
| | earth-delving (adj.)burrowing | | |
| | keep (v.)lodge, live, dwell | | |
| To stop the loud pursuers in their yell: | To stop the loud pursuers in their yell; | yell (n.)outcry, yelping, full cry | Ven.688 | |
| And sometime sorteth with a heard of deare, | And sometime sorteth with a herd of deer. | sort (v.)associate, keep company with | Ven.689 | |
| Danger deuiseth shifts, wit waites on feare. | Danger deviseth shifts; wit waits on fear. | shift (n.)stratagem, tactics, way | Ven.690 | |
| | wait on / upon (v.)accompany, attend | | |
| | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | | |
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| For there his smell with others being mingled, | ‘ For there his smell with others being mingled, | | Ven.691 | |
| The hot sent-snuffing hounds are driuen to doubt, | The hot scent-snuffing hounds are driven to doubt, | | Ven.692 | |
| Ceasing their clamorous cry, till they haue singled | Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled | single (v.)[hunting] single out, pick out | Ven.693 | |
| With much ado the cold fault cleanly out, | With much ado the cold fault cleanly out. | cleanly (adv.)completely, totally, quite | Ven.694 | |
| | ado (n.)fuss, business, to-do | | |
| | fault (n.)[hunting] break in a line of scent, loss of scent | | |
| Then do they spend their mouth's, eccho replies, | Then do they spend their mouths; Echo replies, | spend one's mouth[hunting] bark, bay, give tongue | Ven.695 | |
| As if an other chase were in the skies. | As if another chase were in the skies. | | Ven.696 | |
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| By this poore wat farre off vpon a hill, | ‘ By this, poor Wat, far off upon a hill, | | Ven.697 | |
| Stands on his hinder-legs with listning eare, | Stands on his hinder legs with listening ear, | hinder legs (n.)hind legs | Ven.698 | |
| To hearken if his foes pursue him still, | To hearken if his foes pursue him still: | | Ven.699 | |
| Anon their loud alarums he doth heare, | Anon their loud alarums he doth hear; | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | Ven.700 | |
| | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)call to arms, call to battle, signal to begin fighting | | |
| And now his griefe may be compared well, | And now his grief may be compared well | | Ven.701 | |
| To one sore sicke, that heares the passing bell. | To one sore sick that hears the passing-bell. | sore (adv.)seriously, greatly, very much | Ven.702 | |
| | passing (adj.)ringing to mark a death | | |
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| Then shalt thou see the deaw-bedabbled wretch, | ‘ Then shalt thou see the dew-bedabbled wretch | dew-bedabbled (adj.)splashed all over with dew | Ven.703 | |
| Turne, and returne, indenting with the way, | Turn, and return, indenting with the way; | indent (v.)move in a zigzag, double back | Ven.704 | |
| Ech enuious brier, his wearie legs do scratch, | Each envious briar his weary legs doth scratch, | envious (adj.)malicious, spiteful, vindictive, full of enmity | Ven.705 | |
| Ech shadow makes him stop, ech murmour stay, | Each shadow makes him stop, each murmur stay; | | Ven.706 | |
| For miserie is troden on by manie, | For misery is trodden on by many, | | Ven.707 | |
| And being low, neuer releeu'd by anie. | And being low, never relieved by any. | | Ven.708 | |
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| Lye quietly, and heare a litle more, | ‘ Lie quietly and hear a little more; | | Ven.709 | |
| Nay do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise, | Nay, do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise. | | Ven.710 | |
| To make thee hate the hunting of the bore, | To make thee hate the hunting of the boar, | | Ven.711 | |
| Vnlike my selfe thou hear'st me moralize, | Unlike myself thou hear'st me moralize, | moralize, moralise (v.)teach by example, use illustration to make a point | Ven.712 | |
| Applying this to that, and so to so, | Applying this to that, and so to so; | | Ven.713 | |
| For loue can comment vpon euerie wo. | For love can comment upon every woe. | | Ven.714 | |
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| Where did I leaue? no matter where (quoth he) | ‘ Where did I leave?’ ‘ No matter where,’ quoth he, | leave (v.)break off, stop, interrupt oneself | Ven.715 | |
| Leaue me, and then the storie aptly ends, | ‘ Leave me, and then the story aptly ends. | aptly (adv.)easily, readily | Ven.716 | |
| The night is spent; why what of that (quoth she?) | The night is spent.’ ‘ Why, what of that?’ quoth she. | | Ven.717 | |
| I am (quoth he) expected of my friends, | ‘ I am,’ quoth he, ‘ expected of my friends; | | Ven.718 | |
| And now tis darke, and going I shall fall. | And now 'tis dark, and going I shall fall.’ | | Ven.719 | |
| In night (quoth she) desire sees best of all. | ‘ In night,’ quoth she, ‘ desire sees best of all. | | Ven.720 | |
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| But if thou fall, oh then imagine this, | ‘ But if thou fall, O, then imagine this, | | Ven.721 | |
| The earth in loue with thee, thy footing trips, | The earth, in love with thee, thy footing trips, | footing (n.)foot, step | Ven.722 | |
| And all is but to rob thee of a kis, | And all is but to rob thee of a kiss. | | Ven.723 | |
| Rich prayes make true-men theeues: so do thy lips | Rich preys make true men thieves; so do thy lips | true (adj.)honest, upright, law-abiding | Ven.724 | |
| | prey (n.)booty, spoil, plunder | | |
| Make modest Dyan, cloudie and forlorne, | Make modest Dian cloudy and forlorn, | cloudy (adj.)sullen, gloomy, scowling | Ven.725 | |
| | Diana, Dian (n.)Roman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting | | |
| Lest she should steale a kisse and die forsworne. | Lest she should steal a kiss, and die forsworn. | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworeswear falsely, perjure [oneself], break one's word | Ven.726 | |
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| Now of this darke night I perceiue the reason, | ‘ Now of this dark night I perceive the reason: | | Ven.727 | |
| Cinthia for shame, obscures her siluer shine, | Cynthia for shame obscures her silver shine, | Cynthia (n.)Roman goddess of the moon; one of the identities of Diana | Ven.728 | |
| Till forging nature be condemn'd of treason, | Till forging Nature be condemned of treason, | forging (adj.)counterfeiting, making false copies | Ven.729 | |
| For stealing moulds from heauen, that were diuine, | For stealing moulds from heaven that were divine, | | Ven.730 | |
| Wherin she fram'd thee, in hie heauens despight, | Wherein she framed thee, in high heaven's despite, | | Ven.731 | |
| To shame the sunne by day, and her by night. | To shame the sun by day and her by night. | | Ven.732 | |
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| And therefore hath she brib'd the destinies, | ‘ And therefore hath she bribed the Destinies | | Ven.733 | |
| To crosse the curious workmanship of nature, | To cross the curious workmanship of Nature, | cross (v.)prevent, thwart, forestall | Ven.734 | |
| | curious (adj.)finely made, skilfully wrought, elaborate | | |
| To mingle beautie with infirmities, | To mingle beauty with infirmities | | Ven.735 | |
| And pure perfection with impure defeature, | And pure perfection with impure defeature, | defeature (n.)disfigurement, defacement, loss of beauty | Ven.736 | |
| Making it subiect to the tyrannie, | Making it subject to the tyranny | | Ven.737 | |
| Of mad mischances, and much miserie. | Of mad mischances and much misery; | | Ven.738 | |
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| As burning feauers, agues pale, and faint, | ‘ As burning fevers, agues pale and faint, | ague (n.)fever, sickness, shaking [as caused by a fever] | Ven.739 | |
| Life-poysoning pestilence, and frendzies wood, | Life-poisoning pestilence and frenzies wood, | wood (adj.)mad, wild, furious | Ven.740 | |
| The marrow-eating sicknesse whose attaint, | The marrow-eating sickness whose attaint | attaint (n.)stain, infection, corruption | Ven.741 | |
| Disorder breeds by heating of the blood, | Disorder breeds by heating of the blood, | | Ven.742 | |
| Surfets, impostumes, griefe, and damnd dispaire, | Surfeits, imposthumes, grief and damned despair, | surfeit (n.)sickness brought on by excess | Ven.743 | |
| | imposthume (n.)abscess, putrid swelling | | |
| Sweare natures death, for framing thee so faire. | Swear Nature's death for framing thee so fair. | fair (adv.)well, nobly, beautifully | Ven.744 | |
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| And not the least of all these maladies, | ‘ And not the least of all these maladies | | Ven.745 | |
| But in one minutes fight brings beautie vnder, | But in one minute's fight brings beauty under: | | Ven.746 | |
| Both fauor, sauour, hew, and qualities, | Both favour, savour, hue and qualities, | favour (n.)[facial] appearance, countenance, features, looks | Ven.747 | |
| | hue (n.)appearance, complexion | | |
| Whereat the th'impartiall gazer late did wonder, | Whereat th' impartial gazer late did wonder, | late (adv.)recently, a little while ago / before | Ven.748 | |
| | impartial (adj.)indifferent, disinterested, detached | | |
| | wonder (v.)marvel [at], be astonished [at] | | |
| Are on the sudden wasted, thawed, and donne, | Are on the sudden wasted, thawed and done, | do (v.)destroy, consume, reduce to nothing | Ven.749 | |
| As mountain snow melts with the midday sonne. | As mountain snow melts with the midday sun. | | Ven.750 | |
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| Therefore despight of fruitlesse chastitie, | ‘ Therefore, despite of fruitless chastity, | | Ven.751 | |
| Loue-lacking vestals, and selfe-louing Nuns, | Love-lacking vestals and self-loving nuns, | vestal (n.)woman vowed to chastity, virgin, priestess | Ven.752 | |
| That on the earth would breed a scarcitie, | That on the earth would breed a scarcity | | Ven.753 | |
| And barraine dearth of daughters, and of suns; | And barren dearth of daughters and of sons, | | Ven.754 | |
| Be prodigall, the lampe that burnes by night, | Be prodigal: the lamp that burns by night | prodigal (adj.)effusive, lavish, generous | Ven.755 | |
| Dries vp his oyle, to lend the world his light. | Dries up his oil to lend the world his light. | | Ven.756 | |
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| What is thy bodie but a swallowing graue, | ‘ What is thy body but a swallowing grave, | | Ven.757 | |
| Seeming to burie that posteritie, | Seeming to bury that posterity | | Ven.758 | |
| Which by the rights of time thou needs must haue, | Which by the rights of time thou needs must have, | | Ven.759 | |
| If thou destroy them not in darke obscuritie? | If thou destroy them not in dark obscurity? | | Ven.760 | |
| If so the world will hold thee in disdaine, | If so, the world will hold thee in disdain, | | Ven.761 | |
| Sith in thy pride, so faire a hope is slaine. | Sith in thy pride so fair a hope is slain. | | Ven.762 | |
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| So in thy selfe, thy selfe art made away, | ‘ So in thyself thyself art made away; | | Ven.763 | |
| A mischiefe worse then ciuill home-bred strife, | A mischief worse than civil home-bred strife, | mischief (n.)catastrophe, calamity, misfortune | Ven.764 | |
| | civil (adj.)of civil war | | |
| Or theirs whose desperat hands them selues do slay, | Or theirs whose desperate hands themselves do slay, | | Ven.765 | |
| Or butcher sire, that reaues his sonne of life: | Or butcher sire that reaves his son of life. | reave (v.), past form reftrob, deprive | Ven.766 | |
| Foule cankring rust, the hidden treasure frets, | Foul cankering rust the hidden treasure frets, | cankering (adj.)decaying, corrupting, destroying | Ven.767 | |
| | fret (v.)wear out, eat away, erode | | |
| But gold that's put to vse more gold begets. | But gold that's put to use more gold begets.’ | use (n.)profit, interest, premium | Ven.768 | |
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| Nay then (quoth Adon) you will fall againe, | ‘ Nay, then,’ quoth Adon, ‘ you will fall again | Adon (n.)[pron: 'adon] short form of Adonis | Ven.769 | |
| Into your idle ouer-handled theame, | Into your idle overhandled theme; | | Ven.770 | |
| The kisse I gaue you is bestow'd in vaine, | The kiss I gave you is bestowed in vain, | | Ven.771 | |
| And all in vaine you striue against the streame, | And all in vain you strive against the stream; | | Ven.772 | |
| For by this black-fac't night, desires foule nourse, | For, by this black-faced night, desire's foul nurse, | foul (adj.)plain-looking, unattractive, ugly | Ven.773 | |
| Your treatise makes me like you, worse & worse. | Your treatise makes me like you worse and worse. | treatise (n.)story, tale, narrative | Ven.774 | |
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| If loue haue lent you twentie thousand tongues, | ‘ If love have lent you twenty thousand tongues, | | Ven.775 | |
| And euerie tongue more mouing then your owne, | And every tongue more moving than your own, | | Ven.776 | |
| Bewitching like the wanton Marmaids songs, | Bewitching like the wanton mermaid's songs, | wanton (adj.)carefree, light-hearted, frolicsome, playful | Ven.777 | |
| Yet from mine eare the tempting tune is blowne, | Yet from mine ear the tempting tune is blown; | | Ven.778 | |
| For know my heart stands armed in mine eare, | For know, my heart stands armed in mine ear, | | Ven.779 | |
| And will not let a false sound enter there. | And will not let a false sound enter there; | false (adj.)[of an instrument or voice] out of tune, discordant | Ven.780 | |
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| Lest the deceiuing harmonie should ronne, | ‘ Lest the deceiving harmony should run | | Ven.781 | |
| Into the quiet closure of my brest, | Into the quiet closure of my breast; | closure (n.)enclosure, bound, limit | Ven.782 | |
| And then my litle heart were quite vndone, | And then my little heart were quite undone, | undone (adj.)ruined, destroyed, brought down | Ven.783 | |
| In his bed-chamber to be bard of rest, | In his bedchamber to be barred of rest. | bar (v.)forbid, deny, deprive [of] | Ven.784 | |
| No Ladie no, my heart longs not to grone, | No, lady, no; my heart longs not to groan, | | Ven.785 | |
| But soundly sleeps, while now it sleeps alone. | But soundly sleeps, while now it sleeps alone. | | Ven.786 | |
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| What haue you vrg'd, that I can not reproue? | ‘ What have you urged that I cannot reprove? | urge (v.)bring forward, advocate, represent | Ven.787 | |
| | reprove (v.)disprove, rebut, refute, deny | | |
| The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger, | The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger; | | Ven.788 | |
| I hate not loue, but your deuise in loue, | I hate not love, but your device in love | device (n.)resourcefulness, aspiration, cast of mind | Ven.789 | |
| That lends imbracements vnto euery stranger, | That lends embracements unto every stranger. | embracement (n.)embrace, clasping, hug | Ven.790 | |
| You do it for increase, ô straunge excuse! | You do it for increase: O strange excuse, | increase (n.)offspring, descendants, procreation | Ven.791 | |
| When reason is the bawd to lusts abuse. | When reason is the bawd to lust's abuse! | bawd (n.)pimp, procurer, pander, go-between | Ven.792 | |
| | abuse (n.)corrupt practice, wicked way | | |
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| Call it not loue, for loue to heauen is fled, | ‘ Call it not love, for Love to heaven is fled | | Ven.793 | |
| Since sweating lust on earth vsurpt his name, | Since sweating Lust on earth usurped his name; | | Ven.794 | |
| Vnder whose simple semblance he hath fed, | Under whose simple semblance he hath fed | simple (adj.)sincere, honest, open, innocent | Ven.795 | |
| | semblance (n.)appearance, outward show | | |
| Vpon fresh beautie, blotting it with blame; | Upon fresh beauty, blotting it with blame; | | Ven.796 | |
| Which the hot tyrant staines, & soone bereaues: | Which the hot tyrant stains and soon bereaves, | bereave (v.)take away [from], deprive, deny, rob | Ven.797 | |
| As Caterpillers do the tender leaues. | As caterpillars do the tender leaves. | | Ven.798 | |
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| Loue comforteth like sun-shine after raine, | ‘ Love comforteth like sunshine after rain, | | Ven.799 | |
| But lusts effect is tempest after sunne, | But Lust's effect is tempest after sun; | | Ven.800 | |
| Loues gentle spring doth alwayes fresh remaine, | Love's gentle spring doth always fresh remain, | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | Ven.801 | |
| Lusts winter comes, ere sommer halfe be donne: | Lust's winter comes ere summer half be done; | | Ven.802 | |
| Loue surfets not, lust like a glutton dies: | Love surfeits not, Lust like a glutton dies; | | Ven.803 | |
| Loue is all truth, lust full of forged lies. | Love is all truth, Lust full of forged lies. | | Ven.804 | |
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| More I could tell, but more I dare not say, | ‘ More I could tell, but more I dare not say; | | Ven.805 | |
| The text is old, the Orator too greene, | The text is old, the orator too green. | green (adj.)youthful, inexperienced, immature | Ven.806 | |
| Therefore in sadnesse, now I will away, | Therefore, in sadness, now I will away; | sadness, in / in goodin earnest, seriously | Ven.807 | |
| My face is full of shame, my heart of teene, | My face is full of shame, my heart of teen: | teen (n.)trouble, grief, suffering | Ven.808 | |
| Mine eares that to your wanton talke attended, | Mine ears that to your wanton talk attended | wanton (adj.)lascivious, lewd, obscene | Ven.809 | |
| | attend (v.)listen [to], pay attention [to] | | |
| Do burne them selues, for hauing so offended. | Do burn themselves for having so offended.’ | | Ven.810 | |
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| With this he breaketh from the sweet embrace, | With this, he breaketh from the sweet embrace | | Ven.811 | |
| Of those faire armes which bound him to her brest, | Of those fair arms which bound him to her breast, | | Ven.812 | |
| And homeward through the dark lawnd runs apace, | And homeward through the dark laund runs apace; | apace (adv.)quickly, speedily, at a great rate | Ven.813 | |
| | laund (n.)clearing [in a wood], glade, grassy space | | |
| Leaues loue vpon her backe, deeply distrest, | Leaves Love upon her back deeply distressed. | | Ven.814 | |
| Looke how a bright star shooteth from the skye; | Look how a bright star shooteth from the sky, | | Ven.815 | |
| So glides he in the night from Venus eye. | So glides he in the night from Venus' eye; | | Ven.816 | |
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| Which after him she dartes, as one on shore | Which after him she darts, as one on shore | | Ven.817 | |
| Gazing vpon a late embarked friend, | Gazing upon a late-embarked friend, | | Ven.818 | |
| Till the wilde waues will haue him seene no more, | Till the wild waves will have him seen no more, | | Ven.819 | |
| Whose ridges with the meeting cloudes contend: | Whose ridges with the meeting clouds contend; | | Ven.820 | |
| So did the mercilesse, and pitchie night, | So did the merciless and pitchy night | pitchy (adj.)pitch-dark, black, inky, dark | Ven.821 | |
| Fold in the obiect that did feed her sight. | Fold in the object that did feed her sight. | | Ven.822 | |
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| Whereat amas'd as one that vnaware, | Whereat amazed as one that unaware | amazed (adj.)dumbfounded, stunned, thunderstruck, overwhelmed | Ven.823 | |
| Hath dropt a precious iewell in the flood, | Hath dropped a precious jewel in the flood, | | Ven.824 | |
| Or stonisht, as night wandrers often are, | Or 'stonished as night-wanderers often are, | astonish, 'stonish (v.)stun, dumbfound, strike dumb with dismay | Ven.825 | |
| Their light blowne out in some mistrustfull wood; | Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood; | mistrustful (adj.)fearful, intimidating, raising concern | Ven.826 | |
| Euen so confounded in the darke she lay, | Even so confounded in the dark she lay | | Ven.827 | |
| Hauing lost the faire discouerie of her way. | Having lost the fair discovery of her way. | | Ven.828 | |
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| And now she beates her heart, whereat it grones, | And now she beats her heart, whereat it groans, | | Ven.829 | |
| That all the neighbour caues as seeming troubled, | That all the neighbour caves, as seeming troubled, | | Ven.830 | |
| Make verball repetition of her mones, | Make verbal repetition of her moans; | | Ven.831 | |
| Passion on passion, deeply is redoubled, | Passion on passion deeply is redoubled: | passion (n.)passionate outburst, emotional passage | Ven.832 | |
| | deeply (adv.)loudly, sonorously, resoundingly | | |
| Ay me, she cries, and twentie times, wo, wo, | ‘ Ay me!’ she cries, and twenty times, ‘ Woe, woe!’ | | Ven.833 | |
| And twentie ecchoes, twentie times crie so, | And twenty echoes twenty times cry so. | | Ven.834 | |
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| She marking them, begins a wailing note, | She, marking them, begins a wailing note, | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | Ven.835 | |
| And sings extemporally a wofull dittie, | And sings extemporally a woeful ditty; | extemporally (adv.)in an improvised way, impromptu | Ven.836 | |
| | ditty (n.)song | | |
| How loue makes yong-men thrall, & old men dote, | How love makes young men thrall, and old men dote; | dote (v.)become deranged, behave foolishly | Ven.837 | |
| | thrall (adj.)captive, enslaved, subject | | |
| How loue is wise in follie, foolish wittie: | How love is wise in folly, foolish witty: | | Ven.838 | |
| Her heauie antheme still concludes in wo, | Her heavy anthem still concludes in woe, | anthem (n.)song of mourning, hymn of grief | Ven.839 | |
| | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | | |
| And still the quier of ecchoes answer so. | And still the choir of echoes answer so. | choir, quire (n.)company, group, assembly | Ven.840 | |
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| Her song was tedious, and out-wore the night, | Her song was tedious, and outwore the night, | outwear (v.)outlast, last the whole length of | Ven.841 | |
| For louers houres are long, though seeming short, | For lovers' hours are long, though seeming short: | | Ven.842 | |
| If pleasd themselues, others they thinke delight, | If pleased themselves, others, they think, delight | | Ven.843 | |
| In such like circumstance, with such like sport: | In suchlike circumstance, with suchlike sport. | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | Ven.844 | |
| | circumstance (n.)detail(s), particular(s), specifics | | |
| Their copious stories oftentimes begunne, | Their copious stories, oftentimes begun, | | Ven.845 | |
| End without audience, and are neuer donne. | End without audience, and are never done. | | Ven.846 | |
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| For who hath she to spend the night withall, | For who hath she to spend the night withal | | Ven.847 | |
| But idle sounds resembling parasits? | But idle sounds resembling parasites, | | Ven.848 | |
| Like shrill-tongu'd Tapsters answering euerie call, | Like shrill-tongued tapsters answering every call, | tapster (n.)inn waiter, drawer of ale | Ven.849 | |
| Soothing the humor of fantastique wits, | Soothing the humour of fantastic wits? | wit (n.)lively person, sharp-minded individual | Ven.850 | |
| | humour (n.)fancy, whim, inclination, caprice | | |
| | fantastic (adj.)extravagant, fanciful, ingenious | | |
| She sayes tis so, they answer all tis so, | She says ‘ 'Tis so;’ they answer all ‘ 'Tis so,’ | | Ven.851 | |
| And would say after her, if she said no. | And would say after her, if she said ‘ No.’ | | Ven.852 | |
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| Lo here the gentle larke wearie of rest, | Lo, here the gentle lark, weary of rest, | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | Ven.853 | |
| From his moyst cabinet mounts vp on hie, | From his moist cabinet mounts up on high, | cabinet (n.)dwelling, lodging | Ven.854 | |
| | moist (adj.)damp, dripping, dewy | | |
| And wakes the morning, from whose siluer brest, | And wakes the morning, from whose silver breast | | Ven.855 | |
| The sunne ariseth in his maiestie, | The sun ariseth in his majesty; | | Ven.856 | |
| Who doth the world so gloriously behold, | Who doth the world so gloriously behold | | Ven.857 | |
| That Ceader tops and hils, seeme burnisht gold. | That cedar-tops and hills seem burnished gold. | | Ven.858 | |
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| Venus salutes him with this faire good morrow, | Venus salutes him with this fair good-morrow: | | Ven.859 | |
| Oh thou cleare god, and patron of all light, | ‘ O thou clear god, and patron of all light, | | Ven.860 | |
| From whom ech lamp, and shining star doth borrow, | From whom each lamp and shining star doth borrow | | Ven.861 | |
| The beautious influence that makes him bright, | The beauteous influence that makes him bright, | | Ven.862 | |
| There liues a sonne that suckt an earthly mother, | There lives a son that sucked an earthly mother, | | Ven.863 | |
| May lend thee light, as thou doest lend to other. | May lend thee light, as thou dost lend to other.’ | | Ven.864 | |
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| This sayd, she hasteth to a mirtle groue, | This said, she hasteth to a myrtle grove, | | Ven.865 | |
| Musing the morning is so much ore-worne, | Musing the morning is so much o'erworn, | overworn (adj.)used up, spent | Ven.866 | |
| And yet she heares no tidings of her loue; | And yet she hears no tidings of her love; | | Ven.867 | |
| She harkens for his hounds, and for his horne, | She hearkens for his hounds and for his horn. | hearken (v.)listen [to], pay attention [to] | Ven.868 | |
| Anon she heares them chaunt it lustily, | Anon she hears them chant it lustily, | chant itsing out, give tongue | Ven.869 | |
| | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | | |
| And all in hast she coasteth to the cry. | And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. | cry (n.)[of hounds] noise, call, yelp | Ven.870 | |
| | coast (v.)make one's way, approach [towards] | | |
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| And as she runnes, the bushes in the way, | And as she runs, the bushes in the way | | Ven.871 | |
| Some catch her by the necke, some kisse her face, | Some catch her by the neck, some kiss her face, | | Ven.872 | |
| Some twin'd about her thigh to make her stay, | Some twine about her thigh to make her stay; | | Ven.873 | |
| She wildly breaketh from their strict imbrace, | She wildly breaketh from their strict embrace, | strict (adj.)tight, close, pressing | Ven.874 | |
| Like a milch Doe, whose swelling dugs do ake, | Like a milch doe, whose swelling dugs do ache, | milch (adj.)milking, in milk | Ven.875 | |
| | dug (n.)nipple, teat, breast | | |
| Hasting to feed her fawne, hid in some brake, | Hasting to feed her fawn hid in some brake. | brake (n.)bush, thicket | Ven.876 | |
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| By this she heares the hounds are at a bay, | By this she hears the hounds are at a bay; | bay (n.)[hunting] last stand, point of capture | Ven.877 | |
| | this, byby this time | | |
| Whereat she starts like one that spies an adder, | Whereat she starts, like one that spies an adder | | Ven.878 | |
| Wreath'd vp in fatall folds iust in his way, | Wreathed up in fatal folds just in his way, | | Ven.879 | |
| The feare where of doth make him shake, & shudder, | The fear whereof doth make him shake and shudder: | | Ven.880 | |
| Euen so the timerous yelping of the hounds, | Even so the timorous yelping of the hounds | timorous (adj.)fearful, apprehensive, doubting | Ven.881 | |
| Appals her senses, and her spirit confounds. | Appals her senses and her spirit confounds. | confound (v.)amaze, dumbfound, stun | Ven.882 | |
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| For now she knowes it is no gentle chase, | For now she knows it is no gentle chase, | gentle (adj.)peaceful, calm, free from violence | Ven.883 | |
| But the blunt boare, rough beare, or lyon proud, | But the blunt boar, rough bear, or lion proud, | blunt (adj.)rough, harsh, unsparing | Ven.884 | |
| Because the crie remaineth in one place, | Because the cry remaineth in one place, | cry (n.)[of hounds] noise, call, yelp | Ven.885 | |
| Where fearefully the dogs exclaime aloud, | Where fearfully the dogs exclaim aloud. | | Ven.886 | |
| Finding their enemie to be so curst, | Finding their enemy to be so curst, | curst (adj.)angry, furious, fierce | Ven.887 | |
| They all straine curt'sie who shall cope him first. | They all strain court'sy who shall cope him first. | cope, cope with (v.)encounter, face, have to do [with], come into contact [with] | Ven.888 | |
| | strain (v.)transgress, go beyond, exceed | | |
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| This dismall crie rings sadly in her eare, | This dismal cry rings sadly in her ear, | dismal (adj.)sinister, ominous, malign | Ven.889 | |
| Through which it enters to surprise her hart, | Through which it enters to surprise her heart; | | Ven.890 | |
| Who ouercome by doubt, and bloodlesse feare, | Who, overcome by doubt and bloodless fear, | | Ven.891 | |
| With cold-pale weakenesse, nums ech feeling part, | With cold-pale weakness numbs each feeling part; | feeling (adj.)capable of sensation | Ven.892 | |
| Like soldiers when their captain once doth yeeld, | Like soldiers, when their captain once doth yield, | | Ven.893 | |
| They basely flie, and dare not stay the field. | They basely fly and dare not stay the field. | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | Ven.894 | |
| | stay (v.)stay put on, maintain a presence on | | |
| | basely (adv.)dishonourably, shamefully, ignominiously | | |
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| Thus stands she in a trembling extasie, | Thus stands she in a trembling ecstasy; | ecstasy (n.)emotion, state of mind, feeling | Ven.895 | |
| Till cheering vp her senses all dismayd, | Till, cheering up her senses all dismayed, | | Ven.896 | |
| She tels them tis a causlesse fantasie, | She tells them 'tis a causeless fantasy, | causeless (adj.)groundless, unjustified, idle | Ven.897 | |
| And childish error that they are affrayd, | And childish error, that they are afraid; | | Ven.898 | |
| Bids thẽ leaue quaking, bids them feare no more, | Bids them leave quaking, bids them fear no more; | | Ven.899 | |
| And with that word, she spide the hunted boare. | And with that word she spied the hunted boar, | | Ven.900 | |
| | | | |
| Whose frothie mouth bepainted all with red, | Whose frothy mouth, bepainted all with red, | bepaint (v.)cover over, colour, tinge | Ven.901 | |
| Like milke, & blood, being mingled both togither, | Like milk and blood being mingled both together, | | Ven.902 | |
| A second feare through all her sinewes spred, | A second fear through all her sinews spread, | sinew (n.)nerve | Ven.903 | |
| Which madly hurries her, she knowes not whither, | Which madly hurries her she knows not whither: | | Ven.904 | |
| This way she runs, and now she will no further, | This way runs, and now she will no further, | | Ven.905 | |
| But backe retires, to rate the boare for murther. | But back retires to rate the boar for murther. | rate (v.)berate, reproach, rebuke, scold | Ven.906 | |
| | murther (n./v.)variant spelling of ‘murder’ | | |
| | | | |
| A thousand spleenes beare her a thousand wayes, | A thousand spleens bear her a thousand ways; | spleen (n.)impulse, caprice, whim | Ven.907 | |
| She treads the path, that she vntreads againe; | She treads the path that she untreads again; | untread (v.)retrace, go back upon | Ven.908 | |
| Her more then hast, is mated with delayes, | Her more than haste is mated with delays, | mate (v.)check, frustrate, hinder | Ven.909 | |
| Like the proceedings of a drunken braine, | Like the proceedings of a drunken brain, | | Ven.910 | |
| Full of respects, yet naught at all respecting, | Full of respects, yet nought at all respecting, | respect (n.)consideration, factor, circumstance | Ven.911 | |
| | respect (v.)bear in mind, consider | | |
| In hand with all things, naught at all effecting. | In hand with all things, nought at all effecting. | | Ven.912 | |
| | | | |
| Here kenneld in a brake, she finds a hound, | Here kennelled in a brake she finds a hound, | brake (n.)bush, thicket | Ven.913 | |
| And askes the wearie caitiffe for his maister, | And asks the weary caitiff for his master, | caitiff (n.)[sympathetic or contemptuous] miserable wretch, wretched creature | Ven.914 | |
| And there another licking of his wound, | And there another licking of his wound, | | Ven.915 | |
| Gainst venimd sores, the onely soueraigne plaister. | 'Gainst venomed sores the only sovereign plaster; | venomed (adj.)poisoned, venomous | Ven.916 | |
| And here she meets another, sadly skowling, | And here she meets another sadly scowling, | | Ven.917 | |
| To whom she speaks, & he replies with howling. | To whom she speaks, and he replies with howling. | | Ven.918 | |
| | | | |
| When he hath ceast his ill resounding noise, | When he hath ceased his ill-resounding noise, | | Ven.919 | |
| Another flapmouthd mourner, blacke, and grim, | Another flap-mouthed mourner, black and grim, | flap-mouthed (adj.)with wide loosely hanging lips | Ven.920 | |
| Against the welkin, volies out his voyce, | Against the welkin volleys out his voice; | welkin (n.)sky, firmament, heavens | Ven.921 | |
| Another, and another, answer him, | Another and another answer him, | | Ven.922 | |
| Clapping their proud tailes to the ground below, | Clapping their proud tails to the ground below, | | Ven.923 | |
| Shaking their scratcht-eares, bleeding as they go. | Shaking their scratched ears, bleeding as they go. | | Ven.924 | |
| | | | |
| Looke how, the worlds poore people are amazed, | Look how the world's poor people are amazed | | Ven.925 | |
| At apparitions, signes, and prodigies, | At apparitions, signs and prodigies, | | Ven.926 | |
| Whereon with feareful eyes, they long haue gazed, | Whereon with fearful eyes they long have gazed, | | Ven.927 | |
| Infusing them with dreadfull prophecies; | Infusing them with dreadful prophecies; | | Ven.928 | |
| So she at these sad signes, drawes vp her breath, | So she at these sad signs draws up her breath | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | Ven.929 | |
| And sighing it againe, exclaimes on death. | And, sighing it again, exclaims on Death. | exclaim on / upon (v.)accuse, blame, denounce [loudly] | Ven.930 | |
| | | | |
| Hard fauourd tyrant, ougly, meagre, leane, | ‘ Hard-favoured tyrant, ugly, meagre, lean, | hard-favoured (adj.)ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous | Ven.931 | |
| Hatefull diuorce of loue, (thus chides she death) | Hateful divorce of love,’ – thus chides she Death – | divorce (n.)cause of separation, reason for estrangement | Ven.932 | |
| | chide (v.), past form chidscold, rebuke, reprove | | |
| Grim-grinning ghost, earths-worme what dost thou thou meane? | ‘ Grim-grinning ghost, earth's worm, what dost thou mean | | Ven.933 | |
| To stifle beautie, and to steale his breath? | To stifle beauty and to steal his breath | | Ven.934 | |
| Who when he liu'd, his breath and beautie set | Who when he lived, his breath and beauty set | | Ven.935 | |
| Glosse on the rose, smell to the violet. | Gloss on the rose, smell to the violet? | | Ven.936 | |
| | | | |
| If he be dead, ô no, it cannot be, | ‘ If he be dead – O no, it cannot be, | | Ven.937 | |
| Seeing his beautie, thou shouldst strike at it, | Seeing his beauty, thou shouldst strike at it – | | Ven.938 | |
| Oh yes, it may, thou hast no eyes to see, | O yes, it may; thou hast no eyes to see, | | Ven.939 | |
| But hatefully at randon doest thou hit, | But hatefully at random dost thou hit. | | Ven.940 | |
| Thy marke is feeble age, but thy false dart, | Thy mark is feeble age; but thy false dart | false (adj.)treacherous, traitorous, perfidious | Ven.941 | |
| Mistakes that aime, and cleaues an infants hart. | Mistakes that aim, and cleaves an infant's heart. | | Ven.942 | |
| | | | |
| Hadst thou but bid beware, then he had spoke, | ‘ Hadst thou but bid beware, then he had spoke, | | Ven.943 | |
| And hearing him, thy power had lost his power, | And, hearing him, thy power had lost his power. | | Ven.944 | |
| The destinies will curse thee for this stroke, | The Destinies will curse thee for this stroke; | | Ven.945 | |
| They bid thee crop a weed, thou pluckst a flower, | They bid thee crop a weed, thou pluckst a flower. | | Ven.946 | |
| Loues golden arrow at him should haue fled, | Love's golden arrow at him should have fled, | | Ven.947 | |
| And not deaths ebon dart to strike him dead. | And not Death's ebon dart, to strike him dead. | ebon (adj.)dark, sombre | Ven.948 | |
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| Dost thou drink tears, that thou prouok'st such weeping, | ‘ Dost thou drink tears, that thou provok'st such weeping? | | Ven.949 | |
| What may a heauie grone aduantage thee? | What may a heavy groan advantage thee? | advantage (v.)benefit, help, aid | Ven.950 | |
| | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | | |
| Why hast thou cast into eternall sleeping, | Why hast thou cast into eternal sleeping | | Ven.951 | |
| Those eyes that taught all other eyes to see? | Those eyes that taught all other eyes to see? | | Ven.952 | |
| Now nature cares not for thy mortall vigour, | Now Nature cares not for thy mortal vigour, | vigour (n.)power, efficacy, effect | Ven.953 | |
| | mortal (adj.)fatal, deadly, lethal | | |
| Since her best worke is ruin'd with thy rigour. | Since her best work is ruined with thy rigour.’ | | Ven.954 | |
| | | | |
| Here ouercome as one full of dispaire, | Here overcome as one full of despair, | | Ven.955 | |
| She vaild her eye-lids, who like sluces stopt | She vailed her eyelids, who, like sluices, stopped | sluice (n.)floodgate | Ven.956 | |
| | vail (v.)lower, bow down, cast down [as in submission] | | |
| The christall tide, that from her two cheeks faire, | The crystal tide that from her two cheeks fair | crystal (adj.)clear, bright, transparent | Ven.957 | |
| In the sweet channell of her bosome dropt. | In the sweet channel of her bosom dropped; | | Ven.958 | |
| But through the floud-gates breaks the siluer rain, | But through the floodgates breaks the silver rain, | | Ven.959 | |
| And with his strong course opens them againe. | And with his strong course opens them again. | course (n.)course of action, way of proceeding | Ven.960 | |
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| O how her eyes, and teares, did lend, and borrow, | O, how her eyes and tears did lend and borrow! | | Ven.961 | |
| Her eye seene in the teares, teares in her eye, | Her eye seen in the tears, tears in her eye; | | Ven.962 | |
| Both christals, where they viewd ech others sorrow: | Both crystals, where they viewed each other's sorrow, | crystal (n.)(plural) eyes | Ven.963 | |
| | sorrow (n.)mourning, lamentation | | |
| Sorrow, that friendly sighs sought still to drye, | Sorrow that friendly sighs sought still to dry; | | Ven.964 | |
| But like a stormie day, now wind, now raine, | But like a stormy day, now wind, now rain, | | Ven.965 | |
| Sighs drie her cheeks, tears make thẽ wet againe. | Sighs dry her cheeks, tears make them wet again. | | Ven.966 | |
| | | | |
| Variable passions throng her constant wo, | Variable passions throng her constant woe, | passion (n.)powerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to ‘reason’] | Ven.967 | |
| As striuing who should best become her griefe, | As striving who should best become her grief; | strive (v.)compete, contend, vie | Ven.968 | |
| | become (v.)be fitting, befit, be appropriate to | | |
| All entertaind, ech passion labours so, | All entertained, each passion labours so | entertain (v.)receive, admit, let in | Ven.969 | |
| That euerie present sorrow seemeth chiefe, | That every present sorrow seemeth chief, | | Ven.970 | |
| But none is best, then ioyne they all together, | But none is best. Then join they all together, | | Ven.971 | |
| Like many clouds, consulting for foule weather. | Like many clouds consulting for foul weather. | | Ven.972 | |
| | | | |
| By this farre off, she heares some huntsman hallow, | By this, far off she hears some huntsman holloa; | this, byby this time | Ven.973 | |
| | holla, holloa (v.)halloo, shout, call out [to] | | |
| A nourses song nere pleasd her babe so well, | A nurse's song ne'er pleased her babe so well. | | Ven.974 | |
| The dyre imagination she did follow, | The dire imagination she did follow | | Ven.975 | |
| This sound of hope doth labour to expell, | This sound of hope doth labour to expel; | | Ven.976 | |
| For now reuiuing ioy bids her reioyce, | For now reviving joy bids her rejoice, | | Ven.977 | |
| And flatters her, it is Adonis voyce. | And flatters her it is Adonis' voice. | | Ven.978 | |
| | | | |
| Whereat her teares began to turne their tide, | Whereat her tears began to turn their tide, | | Ven.979 | |
| Being prisond in her eye: like pearles in glasse, | Being prisoned in her eye like pearls in glass; | | Ven.980 | |
| Yet sometimes fals an orient drop beside, | Yet sometimes falls an orient drop beside, | beside (adv.)passing by, to one side | Ven.981 | |
| | orient (adj.)lustrous, brilliant, bright | | |
| Which her cheeke melts, as scorning it should passe | Which her cheek melts, as scorning it should pass | | Ven.982 | |
| To wash the foule face of the sluttish ground, | To wash the foul face of the sluttish ground, | | Ven.983 | |
| Who is but dronken when she seemeth drownd. | Who is but drunken when she seemeth drowned. | | Ven.984 | |
| | | | |
| O hard beleeuing loue how strange it seemes! | O hard-believing love, how strange it seems | | Ven.985 | |
| Not to beleeue, and yet too credulous: | Not to believe, and yet too credulous! | | Ven.986 | |
| Thy weale, and wo, are both of them extreames, | Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes; | | Ven.987 | |
| Despaire, and hope, makes thee ridiculous. | Despair, and hope, makes thee ridiculous: | | Ven.988 | |
| The one doth flatter thee in thoughts vnlikely, | The one doth flatter thee in thoughts unlikely, | | Ven.989 | |
| In likely thoughts the other kils thee quickly. | In likely thoughts the other kills thee quickly. | | Ven.990 | |
| | | | |
| Now she vnweaues the web that she hath wrought, | Now she unweaves the web that she hath wrought: | | Ven.991 | |
| Adonis liues, and death is not to blame: | Adonis lives, and Death is not to blame; | blame, toto be blamed, blameworthy | Ven.992 | |
| It was not she that cald him all to nought; | It was not she that called him, all to nought: | naught, nought (adj.)worthless, useless, of no value | Ven.993 | |
| Now she ads honours to his hatefull name. | Now she adds honours to his hateful name; | | Ven.994 | |
| She clepes him king of graues, & graue for kings, | She clepes him king of graves, and grave for kings, | clepe (v.), past forms clept, yclept[archaism] call, name, style | Ven.995 | |
| Imperious supreme of all mortall things. | Imperious supreme of all mortal things. | imperious, emperious (adj.)imperial, majestic, sovereign | Ven.996 | |
| | supreme (n.)supreme ruler, king, highest in authority | | |
| | | | |
| No, no, quoth she, sweet death, I did but iest, | ‘ No, no,’ quoth she, ‘ sweet Death, I did but jest; | | Ven.997 | |
| Yet pardon me, I felt a kind of feare | Yet pardon me, I felt a kind of fear | | Ven.998 | |
| When as I met the boare, that bloodie beast, | When as I met the boar, that bloody beast, | | Ven.999 | |
| Which knowes no pitie but is still seuere, | Which knows no pity, but is still severe: | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Ven.1000 | |
| Then gentle shadow (truth I must confesse) | Then, gentle shadow – truth I must confess – | shadow (n.)spirit, phantom, spectre, ghost | Ven.1001 | |
| | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | | |
| I rayld on thee, fearing my loues decesse. | I railed on thee, fearing my love's decease. | rail (v.)rant, rave, be abusive [about] | Ven.1002 | |
| | | | |
| Tis not my fault, the Bore prouok't my tong, | ‘ 'Tis not my fault: the boar provoked my tongue; | | Ven.1003 | |
| Be wreak't on him (inuisible commaunder) | Be wreaked on him, invisible commander; | wreak (v.)revenge, requite, pay back | Ven.1004 | |
| T'is he foule creature, that hath done thee wrong, | 'Tis he, foul creature, that hath done thee wrong; | | Ven.1005 | |
| I did but act, he's author of thy slaunder. | I did but act, he's author of thy slander. | author (n.)creator, originator, instigator | Ven.1006 | |
| Greefe hath two tongues, and neuer woman yet, | Grief hath two tongues, and never woman yet | | Ven.1007 | |
| Could rule them both, without ten womens wit. | Could rule them both without ten women's wit.’ | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | Ven.1008 | |
| | | | |
| Thus hoping that Adonis is aliue, | Thus, hoping that Adonis is alive, | | Ven.1009 | |
| Her rash suspect she doth extenuate, | Her rash suspect she doth extenuate; | suspect (n.)suspicion, mistrust, doubt | Ven.1010 | |
| And that his beautie may the better thriue, | And that his beauty may the better thrive, | | Ven.1011 | |
| With death she humbly doth insinuate. | With Death she humbly doth insinuate; | insinuate (v.)curry favour, work subtly [on], ingratiate oneself | Ven.1012 | |
| Tels him of trophies, statues, tombes, and stories, | Tells him of trophies, statues, tombs, and stories | story (v.)give an account of, portray | Ven.1013 | |
| His victories, his triumphs, and his glories. | His victories, his triumphs and his glories. | | Ven.1014 | |
| | | | |
| O Ioue quoth she, how much a foole was I, | ‘ O Jove,’ quoth she, ‘ how much a fool was I | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | Ven.1015 | |
| To be of such a weake and sillie mind, | To be of such a weak and silly mind | | Ven.1016 | |
| To waile his death who liues, and must not die, | To wail his death who lives, and must not die | | Ven.1017 | |
| Till mutuall ouerthrow of mortall kind? | Till mutual overthrow of mortal kind! | mutual (adj.)common, general, omnipresent | Ven.1018 | |
| For he being dead, with him is beautie slaine, | For he being dead, with him is Beauty slain, | | Ven.1019 | |
| And beautie dead, blacke Chaos comes againe. | And, Beauty dead, black Chaos comes again. | | Ven.1020 | |
| | | | |
| Fy, fy, fond loue, thou art as full of feare, | ‘ Fie, fie, fond love, thou art as full of fear | | Ven.1021 | |
| As one with treasure laden, hem'd with theeues, | As one with treasure laden, hemmed with thieves; | hem (v.)enclose, surround, confine | Ven.1022 | |
| Trifles vnwitnessed with eye, or eare, | Trifles unwitnessed with eye or ear | unwitnessed (adj.)unconfirmed, unsupported, unverified [by] | Ven.1023 | |
| Thy coward heart with false bethinking greeues. | Thy coward heart with false bethinking grieves.’ | bethinking (n.)reflection, rumination, considering | Ven.1024 | |
| | false (adj.)wrong, mistaken | | |
| Euen at this word she heares a merry horne, | Even at this word she hears a merry horn, | | Ven.1025 | |
| Whereat she leaps, that was but late forlorne. | Whereat she leaps that was but late forlorn. | leap (v.)rejoice, enthuse, exult | Ven.1026 | |
| | late (adv.)recently, a little while ago / before | | |
| | | | |
| As Faulcons to the lure, away she flies, | As falcon to the lure, away she flies; | | Ven.1027 | |
| The grasse stoops not, she treads on it so light, | The grass stoops not, she treads on it so light; | | Ven.1028 | |
| And in her hast, vnfortunately spies, | And in her haste unfortunately spies | | Ven.1029 | |
| The foule boares conquest, on her faire delight, | The foul boar's conquest on her fair delight; | | Ven.1030 | |
| Which seene, her eyes are murdred with the view, | Which seen, her eyes, as murdered with the view, | | Ven.1031 | |
| Like stars asham'd of day, themselues withdrew. | Like stars ashamed of day, themselves withdrew; | | Ven.1032 | |
| | | | |
| Or as the snaile, whose tender hornes being hit, | Or as the snail, whose tender horns being hit, | | Ven.1033 | |
| Shrinks backward in his shellie caue with paine, | Shrinks backward in his shelly cave with pain, | shelly (adj.)shell-like, shell-covered | Ven.1034 | |
| And, there all smoothred vp, in shade doth sit, | And there all smothered up in shade doth sit, | | Ven.1035 | |
| Long after fearing to creepe forth againe: | Long after fearing to creep forth again; | | Ven.1036 | |
| So at his bloodie view her eyes are fled, | So at his bloody view her eyes are fled | | Ven.1037 | |
| Into the deep-darke cabbins of her head. | Into the deep-dark cabins of her head; | cabin (n.)den, hole, cave | Ven.1038 | |
| | | | |
| Where they resigne their office, and their light, | Where they resign their office and their light | office (n.)role, position, place, function | Ven.1039 | |
| To the disposing of her troubled braine, | To the disposing of her troubled brain; | disposing (n.)disposal, management, control | Ven.1040 | |
| Who bids them still consort with ougly night, | Who bids them still consort with ugly night, | | Ven.1041 | |
| And neuer wound the heart with lookes againe, | And never wound the heart with looks again; | | Ven.1042 | |
| Who like a king perplexed in his throne, | Who, like a king perplexed in his throne, | | Ven.1043 | |
| By their suggestion, giues a deadly grone. | By their suggestion gives a deadly groan: | | Ven.1044 | |
| | | | |
| Whereat ech tributarie subiect quakes, | Whereat each tributary subject quakes, | tributary (adj.)paying a tribute, contributory | Ven.1045 | |
| As when the wind imprisond in the ground, | As when the wind, imprisoned in the ground, | | Ven.1046 | |
| Struggling for passage, earths foundation shakes, | Struggling for passage, earth's foundation shakes, | | Ven.1047 | |
| which with cold terror, doth mens minds confoũd: | Which with cold terror doth men's minds confound. | | Ven.1048 | |
| This mutinie ech part doth so surprise, | This mutiny each part doth so surprise, | | Ven.1049 | |
| That frõ their dark beds once more leap her eies. | That from their dark beds once more leap her eyes; | | Ven.1050 | |
| | | | |
| And being opend, threw vnwilling light, | And being opened, threw unwilling light | | Ven.1051 | |
| Vpon the wide wound, that the boare had trencht | Upon the wide wound that the boar had trenched | trench (v.)gouge, cut, gash | Ven.1052 | |
| In his soft flanke, whose wonted lillie white | In his soft flank; whose wonted lily-white | wonted (adj.)accustomed, usual, customary | Ven.1053 | |
| With purple tears that his wound wept, had drẽcht. | With purple tears that his wound wept was drenched: | purple (adj.)bright-red, blood-coloured, bloody | Ven.1054 | |
| No floure was nigh, no grasse, hearb, leaf, or weed, | No flower was nigh, no grass, herb, leaf or weed, | | Ven.1055 | |
| But stole his blood, and seemd with him to bleed. | But stole his blood and seemed with him to bleed. | | Ven.1056 | |
| | | | |
| This solemne sympathie, poore Venus noteth, | This solemn sympathy poor Venus noteth; | solemn (adj.)impressive, breathtaking, awe-inspiring | Ven.1057 | |
| Ouer one shoulder doth she hang her head, | Over one shoulder doth she hang her head; | | Ven.1058 | |
| Dumblie she passions, frantikely she doteth, | Dumbly she passions, franticly she doteth: | passion (v.)experience deep feeling, be profoundly moved, grieve | Ven.1059 | |
| She thinkes he could not die, he is not dead, | She thinks he could not die, he is not dead. | | Ven.1060 | |
| Her voice is stopt, her ioynts forget to bow, | Her voice is stopped, her joints forget to bow; | | Ven.1061 | |
| Her eyes are mad, that they haue wept till now. | Her eyes are mad that they have wept till now. | | Ven.1062 | |
| | | | |
| Vpon his hurt she lookes so stedfastly, | Upon his hurt she looks so steadfastly | | Ven.1063 | |
| That her sight dazling, makes the wound seem three, | That her sight dazzling makes the wound seem three; | dazzle (v.)grow dim, become unable to see properly | Ven.1064 | |
| And then she reprehends her mangling eye, | And then she reprehends her mangling eye | reprehend (v.)reprove, censure, rebuke | Ven.1065 | |
| That makes more gashes, where no breach shuld be: | That makes more gashes where no breach should be: | | Ven.1066 | |
| His face seems twain, ech seuerall lim is doubled, | His face seems twain, each several limb is doubled, | several (adj.)separate, different, distinct | Ven.1067 | |
| For oft the eye mistakes, the brain being troubled | For oft the eye mistakes, the brain being troubled. | oft (adv.)often | Ven.1068 | |
| | | | |
| My tongue cannot expresse my griefe for one, | ‘ My tongue cannot express my grief for one, | | Ven.1069 | |
| And yet (quoth she) behold two Adons dead, | And yet,’ quoth she, ‘ behold two Adons dead! | Adon (n.)[pron: 'adon] short form of Adonis | Ven.1070 | |
| My sighes are blowne away, my salt teares gone, | My sighs are blown away, my salt tears gone, | | Ven.1071 | |
| Mine eyes are turn'd to fire, my heart to lead, | Mine eyes are turned to fire, my heart to lead; | | Ven.1072 | |
| Heauie hearts lead melt at mine eyes red fire, | Heavy heart's lead, melt at mine eyes' red fire! | | Ven.1073 | |
| So shall I die by drops of hot desire. | So shall I die by drops of hot desire. | | Ven.1074 | |
| | | | |
| Alas poore world what treasure hast thou lost, | ‘ Alas, poor world, what treasure hast thou lost! | | Ven.1075 | |
| What face remains aliue that's worth the viewing? | What face remains alive that's worth the viewing? | | Ven.1076 | |
| Whose tongue is musick now? What cãst thou boast, | Whose tongue is music now? what canst thou boast | | Ven.1077 | |
| Of things long since, or any thing insuing? | Of things long since, or any thing ensuing? | | Ven.1078 | |
| The flowers are sweet, their colours fresh, and trim, | The flowers are sweet, their colours fresh and trim; | sweet (adj.)perfumed, scented, fragrant | Ven.1079 | |
| | trim (adj.)fine, excellent, smart | | |
| But true sweet beautie liu'd, and di'de with him. | But true sweet beauty lived and died with him. | | Ven.1080 | |
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| Bonnet, nor vaile henceforth no creature weare, | ‘ Bonnet nor veil henceforth no creature wear; | bonnet (n.)hat, cap | Ven.1081 | |
| Nor sunne, nor wind will euer striue to kisse you, | Nor sun nor wind will ever strive to kiss you. | | Ven.1082 | |
| Hauing no faire to lose, you need not feare, | Having no fair to lose, you need not fear; | fair (n.)fair face, beauty | Ven.1083 | |
| The sun doth skorne you, & the wind doth hisse you. | The sun doth scorn you, and the wind doth hiss you. | | Ven.1084 | |
| But when Adonis liu'de, sunne, and sharpe aire, | But when Adonis lived, sun and sharp air | | Ven.1085 | |
| Lurkt like two theeues, to rob him of his faire. | Lurked like two thieves, to rob him of his fair; | fair (n.)fair face, beauty | Ven.1086 | |
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| And therefore would he put his bonnet on, | ‘ And therefore would he put his bonnet on, | bonnet (n.)hat, cap | Ven.1087 | |
| Vnder whose brim the gaudie sunne would peepe, | Under whose brim the gaudy sun would peep; | gaudy (adj.)bright, brilliant, shining | Ven.1088 | |
| The wind would blow it off, and being gon, | The wind would blow it off, and, being gone, | | Ven.1089 | |
| Play with his locks, then would Adonis weepe. | Play with his locks. Then would Adonis weep; | | Ven.1090 | |
| And straight in pittie of his tender yeares, | And straight, in pity of his tender years, | tender (adj.)immature, undeveloped, inexperienced | Ven.1091 | |
| | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | | |
| They both would striue who first should drie his teares. | They both would strive who first should dry his tears. | | Ven.1092 | |
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| To see his face the Lion walkt along, | ‘ To see his face the lion walked along | | Ven.1093 | |
| Behind some hedge, because he would not fear him: | Behind some hedge, because he would not fear him; | fear (v.)frighten, scare, terrify, daunt | Ven.1094 | |
| To recreate himself when he hath song, | To recreate himself when he hath sung, | | Ven.1095 | |
| The Tygre would be tame, and gently heare him. | The tiger would be tame and gently hear him; | | Ven.1096 | |
| If he had spoke, the wolfe would leaue his praie, | If he had spoke, the wolf would leave his prey | | Ven.1097 | |
| And neuer fright the sillie lambe that daie. | And never fright the silly lamb that day. | fright (v.), past form frightedfrighten, scare, terrify | Ven.1098 | |
| | silly (adj.)helpless, defenceless, vulnerable | | |
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| When he beheld his shadow in the brooke, | ‘ When he beheld his shadow in the brook, | | Ven.1099 | |
| The fishes spread on it their golden gils, | The fishes spread on it their golden gills; | | Ven.1100 | |
| When he was by the birds such pleasure tooke, | When he was by, the birds such pleasure took | | Ven.1101 | |
| That some would sing, some other in their bils | That some would sing, some other in their bills | | Ven.1102 | |
| Would bring him mulberries & ripe-red cherries, | Would bring him mulberries and ripe-red cherries; | | Ven.1103 | |
| He fed them with his sight, they him with berries. | He fed them with his sight, they him with berries. | | Ven.1104 | |
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| But this foule, grim, and vrchin-snowted Boare, | ‘ But this foul, grim, and urchin-snouted boar, | urchin-snouted (adj.)with nose like a hedgehog | Ven.1105 | |
| Whose downeward eye still looketh for a graue: | Whose downward eye still looketh for a grave, | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Ven.1106 | |
| Ne're saw the beautious liuerie that he wore, | Ne'er saw the beauteous livery that he wore; | livery (n.)uniform, costume, special clothing | Ven.1107 | |
| Witnesse the intertainment that he gaue. | Witness the entertainment that he gave. | entertainment (n.)treatment, hospitality, reception | Ven.1108 | |
| If he did see his face, why then I know, | If he did see his face, why then I know | | Ven.1109 | |
| He thought to kisse him, and hath kild him so. | He thought to kiss him, and hath killed him so. | | Ven.1110 | |
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| Tis true, tis true, thus was Adonis slaine, | ‘ 'Tis true, 'tis true; thus was Adonis slain: | | Ven.1111 | |
| He ran vpon the Boare with his sharpe speare, | He ran upon the boar with his sharp spear, | | Ven.1112 | |
| Who did not whet his teeth at him againe, | Who did not whet his teeth at him again, | | Ven.1113 | |
| But by a kisse thought to persuade him there. | But by a kiss thought to persuade him there; | | Ven.1114 | |
| And nousling in his flanke the louing swine, | And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine | | Ven.1115 | |
| Sheath'd vnaware the tuske in his soft groine. | Sheathed unaware the tusk in his soft groin. | | Ven.1116 | |
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| Had I bin tooth'd like him I must confesse, | ‘ Had I been toothed like him, I must confess, | | Ven.1117 | |
| With kissing him I should haue kild him first, | With kissing him I should have killed him first; | | Ven.1118 | |
| But he is dead, and neuer did he blesse | But he is dead, and never did he bless | | Ven.1119 | |
| My youth with his, the more am I accurst. | My youth with his; the more am I accursed.’ | | Ven.1120 | |
| With this she falleth in the place she stood, | With this, she falleth in the place she stood, | | Ven.1121 | |
| And staines her face with his congealed bloud. | And stains her face with his congealed blood. | | Ven.1122 | |
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| She lookes vpon his lips, and they are pale, | She looks upon his lips, and they are pale; | | Ven.1123 | |
| She takes him by the hand, and that is cold, | She takes him by the hand, and that is cold; | | Ven.1124 | |
| She whispers in his eares a heauie tale, | She whispers in his ears a heavy tale, | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | Ven.1125 | |
| As if they heard the wofull words she told: | As if they heard the woeful words she told; | | Ven.1126 | |
| She lifts the coffer-lids that close his eyes, | She lifts the coffer-lids that close his eyes, | coffer-lid (n.)lid of a treasure-chest | Ven.1127 | |
| Where lo, two lamps burnt out in darknesse lies. | Where, lo, two lamps, burnt out, in darkness lies; | | Ven.1128 | |
| | | | |
| Two glasses where her selfe, her selfe beheld | Two glasses, where herself herself beheld | glass (n.)mirror, looking-glass | Ven.1129 | |
| | glass (n.)eyeball | | |
| A thousand times, and now no more reflect, | A thousand times, and now no more reflect, | | Ven.1130 | |
| Their vertue lost, wherein they late exceld, | Their virtue lost wherein they late excelled, | | Ven.1131 | |
| And euerie beautie robd of his effect; | And every beauty robbed of his effect. | | Ven.1132 | |
| Wonder of time (quoth she) this is my spight, | ‘ Wonder of time,’ quoth she, ‘ this is my spite, | spite (n.)annoyance, vexation, irritation | Ven.1133 | |
| That thou being dead, the day shuld yet be light. | That, thou being dead, the day should yet be light. | | Ven.1134 | |
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| Since thou art dead, lo here I prophecie, | ‘ Since thou art dead, lo, here I prophesy | | Ven.1135 | |
| Sorrow on loue hereafter shall attend: | Sorrow on love hereafter shall attend: | attend (v.)serve, follow, wait [on/upon] | Ven.1136 | |
| It shall be wayted on with iealousie, | It shall be waited on with jealousy, | | Ven.1137 | |
| Find sweet beginning, but vnsauorie end. | Find sweet beginning, but unsavoury end; | | Ven.1138 | |
| Nere setled equally, but high or lo, | Ne'er settled equally, but high or low, | | Ven.1139 | |
| That all loues pleasure shall not match his wo. | That all love's pleasure shall not match his woe. | | Ven.1140 | |
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| It shall be fickle, false, and full of fraud, | ‘ It shall be fickle, false and full of fraud, | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | Ven.1141 | |
| Bud, and be blasted, in a breathing while, | Bud, and be blasted, in a breathing while; | blast (v.)blight, wither, destroy | Ven.1142 | |
| | breathing while (n.)breathing-space, short space of time | | |
| The bottome poyson, and the top ore-strawd | The bottom poison and the top o'erstrawed | overstrawed (adj.)strewn about, sprinkled over | Ven.1143 | |
| With sweets, that shall the truest sight beguile, | With sweets that shall the truest sight beguile; | beguile (v.)charm, captivate, bewitch | Ven.1144 | |
| The strongest bodie shall it make most weake, | The strongest body shall it make most weak, | | Ven.1145 | |
| Strike the wise dũbe, & teach the foole to speake. | Strike the wise dumb, and teach the fool to speak. | | Ven.1146 | |
| | | | |
| It shall be sparing, and too full of ryot, | ‘ It shall be sparing, and too full of riot, | sparing (adj.)niggardly, frugal, miserly | Ven.1147 | |
| | riot (n.)excess, abundance, profusion | | |
| Teaching decrepit age to tread the measures, | Teaching decrepit age to tread the measures; | measure (n.)slow stately dance, graceful movement | Ven.1148 | |
| The staring ruffian shall it keepe in quiet, | The staring ruffian shall it keep in quiet, | staring (adj.)glaring, wild, truculent | Ven.1149 | |
| Pluck down the rich, inrich the poore with treasures, | Pluck down the rich, enrich the poor with treasures; | | Ven.1150 | |
| It shall be raging mad, and sillie milde, | It shall be raging-mad, and silly-mild, | | Ven.1151 | |
| Make the yoong old, the old become a childe. | Make the young old, the old become a child. | | Ven.1152 | |
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| It shall suspect where is no cause of feare, | ‘ It shall suspect where is no cause of fear; | | Ven.1153 | |
| It shall not feare where it should most mistrust, | It shall not fear where it should most mistrust; | | Ven.1154 | |
| It shall be mercifull, and too seueare, | It shall be merciful, and too severe, | | Ven.1155 | |
| And most deceiuing, when it seemes most iust, | And most deceiving when it seems most just; | | Ven.1156 | |
| Peruerse it shall be, where it showes most toward, | Perverse it shall be where it shows most toward, | toward (adj.)docile, compliant, obliging | Ven.1157 | |
| Put feare to valour, courage to the coward. | Put fear to valour, courage to the coward. | | Ven.1158 | |
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| It shall be cause of warre, and dire euents, | ‘ It shall be cause of war and dire events, | | Ven.1159 | |
| And set dissention twixt the sonne, and sire, | And set dissension 'twixt the son and sire; | | Ven.1160 | |
| Subiect, and seruill to all discontents: | Subject and servile to all discontents, | servile (adj.)subordinate, controlled [by] | Ven.1161 | |
| As drie combustious matter is to fire, | As dry combustious matter is to fire. | combustious (adj.)combustible, flammable, inflammable | Ven.1162 | |
| Sith in his prime, death doth my loue destroy, | Sith in his prime death doth my love destroy, | | Ven.1163 | |
| They that loue best, their loues shall not enioy. | They that love best their loves shall not enjoy.’ | | Ven.1164 | |
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| By this the boy that by her side laie kild, | By this the boy that by her side lay killed | | Ven.1165 | |
| Was melted like a vapour from her sight, | Was melted like a vapour from her sight, | vapour (n.)exhalation, steamy emission, mistiness | Ven.1166 | |
| And in his blood that on the ground laie spild, | And in his blood that on the ground lay spilled | | Ven.1167 | |
| A purple floure sproong vp, checkred with white, | A purple flower sprung up, chequered with white, | | Ven.1168 | |
| Resembling well his pale cheekes, and the blood, | Resembling well his pale cheeks, and the blood | | Ven.1169 | |
| Which in round drops, vpõ their whitenesse stood. | Which in round drops upon their whiteness stood. | | Ven.1170 | |
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| She bowes her head, the new-sprong floure to smel, | She bows her head the new-sprung flower to smell, | | Ven.1171 | |
| Comparing it to her Adonis breath, | Comparing it to her Adonis' breath; | | Ven.1172 | |
| And saies within her bosome it shall dwell, | And says within her bosom it shall dwell, | | Ven.1173 | |
| Since he himselfe is reft from her by death; | Since he himself is reft from her by death. | reave (v.), past form reftrob, deprive | Ven.1174 | |
| She crop's the stalke, and in the breach appeares, | She crops the stalk, and in the breach appears | crop (v.)break off, cut through | Ven.1175 | |
| | breach (n.)tear, gap, hole | | |
| Green-dropping sap, which she cõpares to teares. | Green-dropping sap, which she compares to tears. | | Ven.1176 | |
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| Poore floure (quoth she) this was thy fathers guise, | ‘ Poor flower,’ quoth she, ‘ this was thy father's guise – | guise (n.)way, custom, practice | Ven.1177 | |
| Sweet issue of a more sweet smelling sire, | Sweet issue of a more sweet-smelling sire – | issue (n.)child(ren), offspring, family, descendant | Ven.1178 | |
| For euerie little griefe to wet his eies, | For every little grief to wet his eyes. | | Ven.1179 | |
| To grow vnto himselfe was his desire; | To grow unto himself was his desire, | | Ven.1180 | |
| And so tis thine, but know it is as good, | And so 'tis thine; but know, it is as good | | Ven.1181 | |
| To wither in my brest, as in his blood. | To wither in my breast as in his blood. | | Ven.1182 | |
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| Here was thy fathers bed, here in my brest, | ‘ Here was thy father's bed, here in my breast; | | Ven.1183 | |
| Thou art the next of blood, and tis thy right. | Thou art the next of blood, and 'tis thy right. | | Ven.1184 | |
| Lo in this hollow cradle take thy rest, | Lo, in this hollow cradle take thy rest; | cradle (n.)place of repose, resting place | Ven.1185 | |
| My throbbing hart shall rock thee day and night; | My throbbing heart shall rock thee day and night: | | Ven.1186 | |
| There shall not be one minute in an houre, | There shall not be one minute in an hour | | Ven.1187 | |
| Wherein I wil not kisse my sweet loues floure. | Wherein I will not kiss my sweet love's flower.’ | | Ven.1188 | |
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| Thus weary of the world, away she hies, | Thus weary of the world, away she hies, | hie (v.)hasten, hurry, speed | Ven.1189 | |
| And yokes her siluer doues, by whose swift aide, | And yokes her silver doves, by whose swift aid | | Ven.1190 | |
| Their mistresse mounted through the emptie skies, | Their mistress, mounted, through the empty skies | | Ven.1191 | |
| In her light chariot, quickly is conuaide, | In her light chariot quickly is conveyed, | | Ven.1192 | |
| Holding their course to Paphos, where their queen, | Holding their course to Paphos, where their queen | Paphos (n.)[pron: 'pafos] Cyprus; favourite abode of Venus, goddess of love | Ven.1193 | |
| Meanes to immure her selfe, and not beseen. | Means to immure herself and not be seen. | | Ven.1194 | |