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er nimble thigh, buskins > boots, half-boots (not extending to thigh; they are silver because she is also goddess of the moon) nimble > swift; agile thigh > [feet, legs] 4 And her lank loins ungirt, and breasts unbraced, lank > lean, slender loins > flanks, waist (to "gird up one's loins" is to prepare oneself for action) unbraced > freed (from confining bands or braces forming part of armour, etc.) 5 After her heat the breathing cold to taste; 6 Her golden locks, that late in tresses bright late > recently bright > bright; beautiful 7 Embraided were for hindering of her haste, Embraided > Plaited for hindering of > [to prevent them from hindering] 8 Now loose about her shoulders hung undight, undight > unarranged; _hence:_ loose, loosely 9 And were with sweet ambrosia all besprinkled light. ambrosia > (Possibly the unguent of the gods: cf. _PL_ 5.55, _Aen._ 1.403-4, though this meaning came into currency rather later than 1590. In his _Herball_ (1597) 950 (quoted Fowler (1971) 101), Gerard remarks that "The fragrant smell that this kinde of _Ambrosia_ or Oke of Cappadocia yeeldeth, hath mooved the Poets to suppose that this herbe was meate and foode for the gods." The "Oak of Cappadocia" is a plant of the daisy family. Perhaps we are simply to take it that Diana's hair, after the chase, is left sprinkled with perfumed fragments of leaves and flowers) besprinkled > {Sprinkled all over; the prefix is intensive} 306.19 Soone as she _Venus_ saw behind her backe, 2 She was asham'd to be so loose surprized And woxe halfe wroth against her damzels slacke, 4 That had not her thereof before auized, But suffred her so carelesly disguized 6 Be ouertaken. Soone her garments loose Vpgath'ring, in her bosome she comprized, 8 Well as she might, and to the Goddesse rose, Whiles all her Nymphes did like a girlond her enclose. 1 Soon as she Venus saw behind her back, Soon > [As soon] 2 She was ashamed to be so loose surprised loose > ungirt, naked 3 And waxed half wroth against her damsels slack, waxed half wroth against > half grew angry with 4 That had not her thereof before advised, advised > informed, apprised 5 But suffered her so carelessly disguised suffered > allowed disguised > {Dressed in a fashion different from that which is customary or considered appropriate} 6 Be overtaken. Soon her garmen
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