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Certes (then said the Prince) I God auow,
2 That sith I armes and knighthood first did plight,
My whole desire has beene, and yet is now,
4 To serue that Queene with all my powre and might.
+Now hath+ the Sunne with his lamp-burning light,
6 +Walkt round+ about the world, and I no lesse,
+Sith+ of that Goddesse I haue sought the sight,
8 Yet no where can her find: such happinesse
Heauen doth to me enuy, and fortune +fauourlesse+.
5 Now hath > Seuen times 1590; cf. 109.15 and 209.38 6 Walkt round > Hath walkte 1590 7 Sith > Since 1609 9 fauourlesse > Perhaps a misprint for fauour lesse_, since spacing is very tight in the quartos. If so,_ fortune should be read as Fortune_. Weight is given to this possibility by the beginning of the next line_
1 "Certes," then said the prince, "I God avow
Certes > Assuredly
God > [before God; to God]
2 That sith I arms and knighthood first did plight,
sith > since arms > {Feats of arms} plight > pledge myself [to]; also: plait, knit, hence: interweave
3 My whole desire has been, and yet is now, 4 To serve that queen with all my power and might. 5 Now has the sun, with his lamp-burning light, 6 Walked round about the world, and I no less, 7 Sith of that goddess I have sought the sight, 8 Yet nowhere can her find: such happiness 9 Heaven does to me envy, and fortune favourless."
envy > begrudge fortune > (Vb.) [I] happen; hence: I proceed through life, I follow my quest (see also Textual Appendix) favourless > lacking favour
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