oune, swoon; _furthermore "the obsolete spelling avoids
the harsh dental of `sound'", observes Hamilton (1980)_

4 To lull him soft asleep, that by it lay;
5 The weary traveller, wandering that way,
6 Therein did often quench his thirsty heat,
7 And then by it his weary limbs display,

display > extend

8 While creeping slumber made him forget
9 His former pain, and wiped away his toilsome sweat.

205.31

And on the other side a pleasaunt groue
2 Was shot vp high, full of the stately tree,
That dedicated is t'_Olympicke Ioue_,
4 And to his sonne _Alcides_, whenas hee
+Gaynd in _Nemea_+ goodly victoree;
6 Therein the mery birds of euery sort
Chaunted alowd their chearefull harmonie:
8 And made emongst them selues a sweet consort,
That quickned the dull spright with musicall comfort.

5 Gaynd in _Nemea_ > In _Netmus_ gayned _1590; Nemus FE_

1 And on the other side a pleasant grove
2 Was shot up high, full of the stately tree
3 That dedicated is to Olympic Jove,

Olympic > (The tree is either the oak, dedicated to Jove (Jupiter),
whose abode is Olympus; or it is the poplar, dedicated to
Hercules. The latter is more probable in view of "shot vp high"
in line 2, which more accurately describes the habit of the
poplar)

4 And to his son, Alcides, when he
5 Gained in Nemea goodly victory;

Nemea > (The city of Argolis, near which Hercules killed the Nemean
lion and founded the Nemean games)

6 Therein the merry birds of every sort

merry > delightful, charming

7 Chanted aloud their cheerful harmony:
8 And made amongst themselves a sweet consort

consort > concert; _also:_ accord, consent

9 That quickened the dull spirit with musical comfort.

quickened > enlivened

205.32

There he him found all carelesly displayd,
2 In secret shadow from the sunny ray,
On a sweet bed of lillies softly layd,
4 Amidst a flocke of Damzels fresh and gay,
That round about him dissolute did play
6 Their wanton follies, and light meriment;
Euery of which did loosely disaray
8 Her vpper parts of meet habiliments,
And shewd them naked, deckt with many ornaments.

1 There he him found all carelessly displayed,

he > [Atin]
him > [Cymochles]
displayed > spread out

2 In secret shadow from the sunny ray,

secret shadow > shade secret (secret = secluded, retired)

3 On a sweet bed of lilies softly l