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6 Still as he rode, he gnashed his teeth to see Still > Continually 7 Those heaps of gold with gripple covetise, gripple > griping, niggardly covetise > covetousness, avarice 8 And grudged at the great felicity grudged at > begrudged, envied 9 Of proud Lucifera, and his own company. 104.32 He hated all good workes and vertuous deeds, 2 And him no lesse, that any like did vse, And who with gracious bread the hungry feeds, 4 His almes for want of faith he doth accuse; So euery good to bad he doth abuse: 6 And eke the verse of famous Poets witt He does backebite, and spightfull poison spues 8 From leprous mouth on all, that euer writt: Such one vile _Enuie_ was, that +fifte+ in row did sitt. 9 fifte > first _1590 etc.: FE_ 1 He hated all good works and virtuous deeds, 2 And him no less, that any like did use; like > of the sort use > undertake, perform, practise 3 And who with gracious bread the hungry feeds, who > [whoever] 4 His alms for want of faith he does accuse; alms > charitable actions 5 So every good to bad he does abuse: So every good to bad he does abuse > [He imputes his own values to everyone else; "abuse" here = "misrepresent"] 6 And eke the verse of famous poets' wit eke > also 7 He does backbite, and spiteful poison spews 8 From leprous mouth on all that ever writ: writ > was written; _or:_ wrote 9 Such one vile Envy was, that fifth in row did sit. 104.33 And him beside rides fierce reuenging _Wrath_, 2 Vpon a Lion, loth for to be led; And in his hand a burning brond he hath, 4 The which he brandisheth about his hed; His eyes did hurle forth sparkles fiery red, 6 And stared sterne on all, that him beheld, As ashes pale of hew and seeming ded; 8 And on his dagger still his hand he held, Trembling through hasty rage, when choler in him sweld. 1 And him beside rides fierce revenging Wrath, 2 Upon a lion, loath to be led; 3 And in his hand a burning brand he has, brand > brand; _or, perhaps:_ sword 4 Which he brandishes about his head; 5 His eyes did hurl forth sparkles fiery red, 6 And stared stern on all that him beheld, stern > fiercely, mercilessly 7 As ashes pale of hue, and seeming dead; hue > colour [his complexion was as pale as ashes] 8 And on his dagger still his hand he held, still > continuo
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