2 weeke > wike 1609 5 waxe > wox 1609 6 Rigan > Regan 1590
1 But true it is that when the oil is spent 2 The light goes out, and wick is thrown away; 3 So when he had resigned his regiment,
regiment > rule, royal authority; kingdom
4 His daughter gan despise his drooping day,
gan > did; began to drooping > declining, fading
5 And weary wax of his continual stay.
wax > grow, become
6 Tho to his daughter Regan he repaired,
Tho > Then repaired > went
7 Who him at first well used every way; 8 But when of his departure she despaired, 9 Her bounty she abated, and his cheer impaired.