Beholdes her Nymphes, enraung'd in shadie wood,
Some wrestle, some do run, some bathe in christall flood.

3 tymbrels > tymbrel _1590_
3 sung > song _1590_
7 day, > day _1609_

1 And them before, the fry of children young
2 Their wanton sports and childish mirth did play,

wanton sports > frisky games
mirth > sport; diversion, entertainment

3 And to the maidens sounding timbrels sang,

timbrel > tambourine (or similar percussion instrument)

4 In well attuned notes, a joyous lay,

lay > song

5 And made delightful music all the way,
6 Until they came where that fair virgin stood;
7 As fair Diana in fresh summer's day
8 Beholds her nymphs, enranged in shady wood:

enranged > ranging

9 Some wrestle, some do run, some bathe in crystal flood.

flood > river, stream

112.8

So she beheld those maydens meriment
2 With chearefull vew; who when to her they came,
Themselues to ground with gratious humblesse bent,
4 And her ador'd by honorable name,
Lifting to heauen her euerlasting fame:
6 Then on her head they set a girland greene,
And crowned her twixt earnest and twixt game;
8 Who in her selfe-resemblance and well beseene,
Did seeme such, as she was, a goodly maiden Queene.

1 So she beheld those maidens' merriment
2 With cheerful view; who when to her they came,
3 Themselves to ground with gracious humblesse bent,

humblesse > humbleness, humility

4 And her adored by honourable name,

by honourable name > by giving her honourable titles; by name (her
name being honourable)

5 Lifting to heaven her everlasting fame:
6 Then on her head they set a garland green,
7 And crowned her 'twixt earnest and 'twixt game;
8 Who, in her self resemblance and well beseen,

self resemblance > trueness to herself
well beseen > beauty (beseen = arranged; well beseen = good-looking:
cf. 112.5:3)

9 Did seem such as she was: a goodly maiden queen.

goodly > beautiful; gracious

112.9

And +after,+ all the raskall many ran,
2 Heaped together in rude rablement,
To see the face of that victorious man:
4 Whom all admired, as from heauen sent,
And gazd vpon with gaping wonderment.
6 But when they came, where that dead Dragon lay,
Stretcht on the ground in +monstrous+ large extent,
8 The sight with idle feare did them dismay,
Ne durst approch him nigh, to touch, or once assay.

1 after, > a