His mother swowned thrise, and the third time
2 Could scarce recouered be out of her paine;
Had she not bene deuoyd of mortall slime,
4 She should not then haue bene reliu'd againe,
But soone as life recouered had the raine,
6 She made so piteous mone and deare wayment,
That the hard rocks could scarse from teares refraine,
8 And all her sister Nymphes with one consent
Supplide her sobbing breaches with sad complement.
1 His mother swooned thrice, and the third time 2 Could scarcely recovered be out of her pain; 3 Had she not been devoid of mortal slime,
slime > flesh (for the nereids are goddesses)
4 She should not then have been relived again,
relived > revived
5 But soon as life recovered had the reign,
soon > [as soon] reign > reign; or, perhaps: rein (cf. 107.24:5)
6 She made so piteous moan and dear wayment
so > such moan > moaning dear > grievous wayment > waymenting: lamenting, sorrowing
7 That the hard rocks could scarcely from tears refrain, 8 And all her sister nymphs with one concent