| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Haile, many-coloured Messenger, that nere | Hail, many-coloured messenger, that ne'er | Tem IV.i.76 |
| Do'st disobey the wife of Iup iter: | Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter; | Tem IV.i.77 |
| Who, with thy saffron wings, vpon my flowres | Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers | Tem IV.i.78 |
| Diffusest hony drops, refreshing showres, | Diffusest honey-drops, refreshing showers; | Tem IV.i.79 |
| And with each end of thy blew bowe do'st crowne | And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown | Tem IV.i.80 |
| My boskie acres, and my vnshrubd downe, | My bosky acres and my unshrubbed down, | Tem IV.i.81 |
| Rich scarph to my proud earth: why hath thy Queene | Rich scarf to my proud earth. Why hath thy queen | Tem IV.i.82 |
| Summond me hither, to this short gras'd Greene? | Summoned me hither to this short-grassed green? | Tem IV.i.83 |
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| Tell me heauenly Bowe, | Tell me, heavenly bow, | Tem IV.i.86.2 |
| If Venus or her Sonne, as thou do'st know, | If Venus or her son, as thou dost know, | Tem IV.i.87 |
| Doe now attend the Queene? since they did plot | Do now attend the queen? Since they did plot | Tem IV.i.88 |
| The meanes, that duskie Dis, my daughter got, | The means that dusky Dis my daughter got, | Tem IV.i.89 |
| Her, and her blind-Boyes scandald company, | Her and her blind boy's scandalled company | Tem IV.i.90 |
| I haue forsworne. | I have forsworn. | Tem IV.i.91.1 |
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| Highest Queene of State, | Highest queen of state, | Tem IV.i.101.2 |
| Great Iuno comes, I know her by her gate | Great Juno comes; I know her by her gait. | Tem IV.i.102 |
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| Earths increase, foyzon plentie, | Earth's increase, foison plenty, | Tem IV.i.110 |
| Barnes, and Garners, neuer empty. | Barns and garners never empty, | Tem IV.i.111 |
| Vines, with clustring bunches growing, | Vines with clust'ring bunches growing, | Tem IV.i.112 |
| Plants, with goodly burthen bowing: | Plants with goodly burden bowing; | Tem IV.i.113 |
| Spring come to you at the farthest, | Spring come to you at the farthest | Tem IV.i.114 |
| In the very end of Haruest. | In the very end of harvest. | Tem IV.i.115 |
| Scarcity and want shall shun you, | Scarcity and want shall shun you, | Tem IV.i.116 |
| Ceres blessing so is on you. | Ceres' blessing so is on you. | Tem IV.i.117 |