do not see,
9 Yet each does in himself it well perceive to be.

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Therefore a God him sage Antiquity
2 Did wisely make, and good _Agdistes_ call:
But this same was to that quite contrary,
4 The foe of life, that good enuyes to all,
That secretly doth vs procure to fall,
6 Through guilefull semblaunts, which he makes vs see.
He of this Gardin had the gouernall,
8 And Pleasures porter was deuizd to bee,
Holding a staffe in hand for more formalitee.

1 Therefore a god him sage antiquity

antiquity > ancient times (esp. of the Greeks and Romans); ancient
records

2 Did wisely make, and good Agdistes call):

Agdistes > (So called in _Myth._ 4.3)

3 But this same was to that quite contrary,

that > [Agdistes]

4 The foe of life, that good envies to all,

envies > begrudges

5 That secretly does us procure to fall,

procure > cause

6 Through guileful semblants, which he makes us see.

semblants > outward aspects, semblances

7 He of this garden had the governail,

governail > management

8 And Pleasure's porter was devised to be,

Pleasure > [Acrasia; cf. 201.0:4]
devised > assigned, directed; conjectured, considered; artfully
contrived, feigned; bequeathed

9 Holding a staff in hand for more formality.

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With diuerse flowres he daintily was deckt,
2 And strowed round about, and by his side
A mighty Mazer bowle of wine was set,
4 As if it had to him bene sacrifide;
Wherewith all new-come guests he gratifide:
6 So did he eke Sir _Guyon_ passing by:
But he his idle curtesie defide,
8 And ouerthrew his bowle disdainfully;
And broke his staffe, with which he charmed semblants sly.

1 With diverse flowers he daintily was decked,

diverse > {Of different sorts}

2 And strewn round about, and by his side
3 A mighty mazer bowl of wine was set,

mazer > {Some hard wood, usually maple, used for carving bowls and
cups}

4 As if it had to him been sacrified;

sacrified > offered as a sacrifice

5 Wherewith all new-come guests he gratified:

Wherewith > With which

6 So did he eke Sir Guyon passing by:

eke > likewise

7 But he his idle courtesy defied,

idle > unavailing, empty

8 And overthrew his bowl disdainfully;
9 And broke his staff, with which he charmed semblants sly.

charmed semblants > conjured up visions
sly > clever, mischievous, adept; _or