fell > fierce, terrible
4 The fire of sparks, the weed of little seed, 5 The flood of drops, the monster filth did breed;
filth > (Cf. 101.21, 107.17:3, 311.51:7-9)
6 But sparks, seed, drops, and filth do thus delay:
delay > mitigate; assuage
7 The sparks soon quench, the springing seed outweed,
outweed > (The meaning is not clear. Two possible interpretations are (1) become weeded out, i.e. the springing seed soon gives rise to a plant which dies and is therefore thinned out; (2) germinate, spring out as a weed, with implication of subsequent death and decay. In either event one is in little doubt about the intention)
8 The drops dry up, and filth wipe clean away: 9 So shall wrath, jealousy, grief, love, die and decay."
So > Thus
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