English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
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
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]
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