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red with darkness and misdeeming night, misdeeming > {Misleading; to "misdeem" is also to misjudge unfavourably, to deem evil} 9 Them both together laid, to joy in vain delight. vain > weak, foolish; _or, since their bodies are made of air:_ unavailing, insubstantial 102.4 Forthwith he runnes with feigned faithfull hast 2 Vnto his guest, who after troublous sights And dreames, gan now to take more sound repast, 4 Whom suddenly he wakes with fearefull frights, As one aghast with feends or damned sprights, 6 And to him cals, Rise rise vnhappy Swaine, That here wex old in sleepe, whiles wicked wights 8 Haue knit themselues in _Venus_ shamefull chaine; Come see, where your false Lady doth her honour staine. 1 Forthwith he runs with feigned faithful haste 2 To his guest, who, after troublous sights 3 And dreams, began now to take more sound repast; repast > refreshment; repose 4 Whom suddenly he wakes with fearful frights, 5 As one aghast with fiends or damned sprites, aghast > terrified (especially with superstitious fear) 6 And to him calls, "Rise, rise, unhappy swain, swain > young man 7 That here wax old in sleep, while wicked wights wax > grow wights > people 8 Have knit themselves in Venus' shameful chain; 9 Come, see where your false lady does her honour stain!" 102.5 All in amaze he suddenly vp start 2 With sword in hand, and with the old man went; Who soone him brought into a secret part, 4 Where that false couple were full closely ment In wanton lust and lewd embracement: 6 Which when he saw, he burnt with gealous fire, The eye of reason was with rage yblent, 8 And would haue slaine them in his furious ire, But hardly was restreined of that aged sire. 1 All in amaze he suddenly upstart amaze > confusion; amazement upstart > started up 2 With sword in hand, and with the old man went; 3 Who soon him brought into a secret part, 4 Where that false couple were full closely ment full > very, exceedingly ment > joined; united sexually (pa. ppl. of "meng") 5 In wanton lust and lewd embracement: embracement > embrace, embraces; willing acceptance, _hence:_ eagerness 6 Which when he saw, he burnt with jealous fire 7 (The eye of reason was with rage blended), blended > dazzled, temporarily blinded, blinded; _also:_ stirred up, _hence:_ rendered turbid
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