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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