6 So proved it eke that gracious god of wine
eke > also god of wine > (Bacchus)
7 When, to compass Philyra's hard love,
Philyra > (See Textual Appendix. Philyra was the daughter of
Oceanus)
8 He turned himself into a fruitful vine, 9 And into her fair bosom made his grapes decline.
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Long were to tell the amorous assayes,
2 And gentle pangues, with which he maked meeke
The mighty Mars, to learne his wanton playes:
4 How oft for Venus, and how often eek
For many other Nymphes he sore did shreek,
6 With womanish teares, and with vnwarlike smarts,
Priuily moystening his horrid cheek.
8 There was he painted full of burning darts,
And many wide woundes launched through his +inner+ +parts.+
9 inner > inward 1609 9 parts. > parts, 1596
1 Long were to tell the amorous assays
Long were > [It would take a long time] assays > assaults; essays: attempts