1 All things from thence do their first being fetch, 2 And borrow matter whereof they are made,
whereof > of which
3 Which, when form and feature it does catch, 4 Becomes a body, and does then invade
invade > enter (SUS); intrude upon
5 The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
grisly > horrible, fearsome
6 That substance is eterne, and bides so,
eterne > eternal bides > remains
7 Nor when the life decays, and form does fade, 8 Does it consume, and into nothing go,
consume > waste away