5 Sad, solemn, sour, and full of fancies frail 6 She waxed; yet wist she neither how, nor why;
waxed > grew, became wist > knew, understood
7 She wist not, silly maid, what she did ail,
silly > innocent; helpless she did ail > [ailed her]
8 Yet wist she was not well at ease pardie,
pardie > truly; "by God"
9 Yet thought it was not love, but some melancholy.
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So soone as Night had with her pallid hew
2 Defast the beautie of the shining sky,
And reft from men the worlds desired vew,
4 She with her Nourse adowne to sleepe did lye;
But sleepe full farre away from her did fly:
6 In stead thereof sad sighes, and sorrowes deepe
Kept watch and ward about her warily,
8 That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe
Her daintie couch with teares, which closely she did weepe.
1 So soon as Night had with her pallid hue