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fed her fancie, and entysd To take +to+ his new loue, and leaue her old despysd. 9 to > with _1590_ 1 And otherwhiles with amorous delights otherwhiles > at other times 2 And pleasing toys he would her entertain, toys > games; amorous games 3 Now singing sweetly, to surprise her spirits, surprise > capture; lead unawares (into doing something not intended) 4 Now making lays of love and lovers' pain, lays > songs 5 Branles, ballads, virelays, and verses vain; Branle > {A French dance, or the music for it} virelay > {A sort of song originating in France. See _SC_, gloss to "November"} vain > foolish; empty; weak 6 Oft purposes, oft riddles he devised, purposes > riddles; games of questions-and-answers 7 And thousands like, which flowed in his brain, 8 With which he fed her fancy, and enticed enticed > [enticed her] 9 To take to his new love, and leave her old despised. 310.9 And euery where he might, and euery while 2 He did her seruice dewtifull, and sewed At hand with humble pride, and pleasing guile, 4 So closely yet, that none but she it vewed, Who well perceiued all, and all indewed. 6 Thus finely did he his false nets dispred, With which he many weake harts had subdewed 8 Of yore, and many had ylike misled: What wonder then, if she were likewise carried? 1 And everywhere he might, and every while might > could every while > [all the time] 2 He did her service dutiful, and sued sued > {Followed as an attendant or companion} 3 At hand with humble pride, and pleasing guile, 4 So closely yet that none but she it viewed, closely > secretly 5 Who well perceived all, and all endued. endued > digested (used of a hawk); _hence:_ took in, absorbed (Latin _inducere_, to lead in) 6 Thus finely did he his false nets dispread, finely > skilfully, artfully dispread > spread out 7 With which he many weak hearts had subdued subdued > subdued; _also:_ led astray, stolen away (Latin _subduco_, cognate with _seduco_ and hence "seduce") 8 Of yore, and many had alike misled: yore > old 9 What wonder, then, if she were likewise carried? 310.10 No fort so fensible, no wals so strong, 2 But that continuall battery will riue, Or daily siege through dispuruayance long, 4 And lacke of reskewes will to parley driue; And +Peece+, that vnto parley eare wi
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