T HE little Love-god lying once asleep Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand, Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand The fairest votary took up that fire Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd; Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd. This brand she quenched in a cool well by, For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall, 5 10 ADULTERATE, lewd; cxxi. 5. ADVANCE, raise, lift up; lxxviii. 13. ADVANTAGE, favourable opportunity; cliii. 2. ADVISED; "a. respects," deliberate consideration; xlix. 4. AFTER-LOSS, later loss future grief; XC. 4. AGAINST, against the time when; lxiii. 1. ; "stand a.", endure; xxxviii. 6. AGGRAVATE, increase; cxlvi. 10. ALL;" without a. bail", i.e. "accepting no bail"; ixxiv. 2. ALL-OBLIVIOUS, causing all to be forgotten; lv. 9. ALLOW, approve; cxii. 4. AMBUSH, insidious attacks; lxx. 9. find by experience; cxlvii. 7. APRIL, the month of Spring flowers; iii. BEVEL, slanting; cxxi. 11. BLANKS, blank pages (Q., "blacks"); lxxvii. 10. BLENCHES, aberrations; cx. 7. BRAVERY, splendour; xxxiv. 4. BREATHERS; "the b. of this world, i.e." the present generation"; lxxxi. 12. BRED, firmly established; cxii. 13. liv. 5. CANKER, canker-worm ; xxxv. 4; lxx. 7. CHEST; "time's ch.", i.e. Time's CHURL, niggard, miser; i. 12. CONVERT, turn, change thy aim; xiv. 12. CONVERTED, changed; xlix. 7. " turned away; vii. 11. COUNT, account, reckoning; ii. 11. -, (rhyming with "set"); liii. 5. ADULTERATE, lewd; cxxi. 5. ADVISED; "a. respects," deliberate AFTER-LOSS, later loss future grief; AGAINST, against the time when; "stand a.", endure; xxxviii. 6. "without a. bail", i.e."accepting ALL-OBLIVIOUS, causing all to be for- AMBUSH, insidious attacks; lxx. 9. -, find by experience; cxlvii. 7. APRIL, the month of Spring flowers; iii. IO. CANKER, canker-worm ; xxxv. 4; lxx.7. CASE; "love's fresh c.", i.e. "love's CHEST; "time's ch.", i.e. Time's treasure-hold, the grave; lxv. 10. CHOPP'D, chapped, rent, roughened; lxii. 10. CHURL, niggard, miser; i. 12. CONVERT, turn, change thy aim; xiv. 12. CONVERTED, changed; xlix. 7. -, turned away; vii. 11. CONVERTEST, dost turn away; xi. 4. COPY, the original design; xi. 14. CORRECT; "to a. correction," i.e. " to perfect correction cxi. 12. COST, that on which money is spent ; lxiv. 2. COUNT, account, reckoning; ii. 11. -, (rhyming with "set"); liii. 5. COUNTERPART, exact reproduction; lxxxiv. 11. COUPLEMENT, union (Q., 'cooplement"); xxi. 5. | COURSES, yearly courses; lix. 6. 13. DAMASK'D, variegated; cxxx. 5. -, eternal; cliii. 6. DATES, terms of existence; cxxiii. 5. DEAR, loving; xlvi. 12. DEAREST, most intense; xxxvii. 3. DEBATE, contest, quarrel; lxxxix. 13. DEBATETH, combats (perhaps, discusses); xv. II. DECAY, cause of ruin; lxxx. 14. DEDICATED; "d. words," i.e. (probably) words of dedication; lxxxii. |