fond > foolish undiscreet > lacking in discretion, imprudent
8 So evil thing to seek to their aid,
So > Such [an]
9 And, having not, complain, and having it, upbraid?"
upbraid > reproach [wealth]; or, perhaps: are reproached (for being rich)
207.15
Indeede (quoth he) through fowle intemperaunce,
2 Frayle men are oft captiu'd to couetise:
But would they thinke, with how small allowaunce
4 Vntroubled Nature doth her selfe suffise,
Such superfluities they would despise,
6 Which with sad cares empeach our natiue ioyes:
At the well head the purest streames arise:
8 But mucky filth his braunching armes annoyes,
And with vncomely weedes the gentle waue accloyes.
1 "Indeed," quoth he, "through foul intemperance 2 Frail men are oft captived to covetise:
Frail > Morally weak covetise > avarice, covetousness
3 But would they think with how small allowance