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hose covetousness had no end] 4 Whose wealth was want, whose plenty made him poor, 5 Who had enough, yet wished ever more; wished ever > [ever wished] 6 A vile disease, and eke in foot and hand eke > moreover, in addition 7 A grievous gout tormented him full sore, full > exceedingly 8 That well he could not touch, nor go, nor stand: That > [So that] go > walk 9 Such one was Avarice, the fourth of this fair band. 104.30 And next to him malicious _Enuie_ rode, 2 Vpon a rauenous wolfe, and still did chaw Betweene his cankred teeth a venemous tode, 4 That all the poison ran about his +chaw+; But inwardly he chawed his owne maw 6 At neighbours wealth, that made him euer sad; For death it was, when any good he saw, 8 And wept, that cause of weeping none he had, But when he heard of harme, he wexed wondrous glad. 4 chaw > jaw _1609_ 1 And next to him malicious Envy rode next to > immediately after 2 Upon a ravenous wolf, and still did chaw still > ever, continually chaw > chew, champ upon; _fig.:_ ruminate, brood upon 3 Between his cankered teeth a venomous toad, cankered > ulcerated 4 That all the poison ran about his chaw; That > [So that] chaw > jaw, jaws 5 But inwardly he chawed his own maw maw > stomach 6 At neighbour's wealth, that made him ever sad; neighbour > [specifically, perhaps, Avarice] wealth > wealth; _or:_ well-being 7 For death it was, when any good he saw, 8 And wept, that cause of weeping none he had, 9 But when he heard of harm he waxed wondrous glad. waxed > grew 104.31 All in a kirtle of discolourd say 2 He clothed was, ypainted full of eyes; And in his bosome secretly there lay 4 An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes In many folds, and mortall sting implyes. 6 Still as he rode, he gnasht his teeth, to see Those heapes of gold with griple Couetyse, 8 And grudged at the great felicitie Of proud _Lucifera_, and his owne companie. 1 All in a kirtle of discoloured say kirtle > coat (reaching to knees or beyond) discoloured > varicoloured say > {A thin material used for cloaks, etc.} 2 He clothed was, painted full of eyes; 3 And in his bosom secretly there lay 4 A hateful snake, which its tail upties 5 In many folds, and mortal sting implies. mortal > lethal implies > (Literally) enfolds; conceals
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