5 Scarce could he once uphold his heavy head, 6 To look whether it were night or day: 7 May seem the wain was very evil led, May > [It may] wain > carriage, wagon; _hence:_ coach 8 When such a one had guiding of the way, 9 That knew not whether right he went, or else astray. 104.20 From worldly cares himselfe he did esloyne, 2 And greatly shunned manly exercise, +From+ euery worke he chalenged essoyne, 4 For contemplation sake: yet otherwise, His life he led in lawlesse riotise; 6 By which he grew to grieuous malady; For in his lustlesse limbs through euill guise 8 A shaking feuer raignd continually: Such one was _Idlenesse_, first of this company. 3 From > For _1596, 1609_ 1 From worldly cares himself he did eloin, eloin > remove, withdraw (as if from legal jurisdiction) 2 And greatly shunned manly exercise, 3 From every work he challenged essoin, challenged essoin > claimed exemption (another legal term) 4 For contemplation's sake: yet otherwise 5 His life he led in lawless riotise, riotise > indulgence, dissipation 6 By which he grew to grievous malady; 7 For in his lustless limbs, through evil guise, lustless > {Listless; joyless, lacking pleasure or delight} guise > mode of life 8 A shaking fever reigned continually: 9 Such one was Idleness, first of this company. 104.21 And by his side rode loathsome _Gluttony_, 2 Deformed creature, on a filthie swyne, His belly was vp-blowne with luxury, 4 And eke with fatnesse swollen were his eyne, And like a Crane his necke was long and fyne, 6 With which he swallowd vp excessiue feast, For want whereof poore people oft did pyne; 8 And all the way, most like a brutish beast, He spued vp his gorge, that all did him deteast. 1 And by his side rode loathsome Gluttony, 2 Deformed creature, on a filthy swine; 3 His belly was up-blown with luxury, up-blown > swollen luxury > surfeit, excess; dissipation 4 And eke with fatness swollen were his eyes; eke > moreover 5 And, like a crane's, his neck was long and fine, fine > thin, scrawny 6 With which he swallowed up excessive feast, excessive > greedy, excessive; intemperate 7 For want whereof poor people oft did pine; pine > waste away 8 And all the way, most like a brutish beast, 9 He spewed up his gorge, that all did him detest. gorge > {Contents of stomach} that > [so that] 104.22 In greene vine leaues he was right fitly clad; 2 For other clothes he could not weare for heat, And on his head an yuie girland had, 4 From vnder which fast trickled downe the sweat: Still as he rode, he somewhat still did eat, 6 And in his hand did beare a bouzing can, Of which he supt so oft, that on his seat 8 His dronken corse he scarse vpholden can, In shape and life more like a monster, then a man. 1 In green vine-leaves he was right fitly clad: