NOught is there vnder heau'ns wide hollownesse,
2 That moues more deare compassion of mind,
Then beautie brought t'vnworthy wretchednesse
4 Through enuies snares or fortunes freakes vnkind:
I, whether lately through her brightnesse blind,
6 Or through alleageance and fast fealtie,
Which I do owe vnto all woman kind,
8 Feele my heart perst with so great agonie,
When such I see, that all for pittie I could die.
1 Naught is there under heaven's wide hollowness 2 That moves more dear compassion of mind 3 Than beauty brought to unworthy wretchedness
unworthy > undeserved
4 Through envy's snares or fortune's freaks unkind:
freaks > whims, caprices
5 I, whether lately through its brightness blind,
its > [beauty's] blind > blinded
6 Or through allegiance, and fast fealty,
fast > firm fealty > obligation of fidelity; loyalty (of a vassal to his lord)
7 Which I do owe to all womankind, 8 Feel my heart pierced with so great agony