The wooddy Nymphes, faire Hamadryades
2 Her to behold do thither runne apace,
And all the troupe of light-foot Naiades,
4 Flocke all about to see her louely face:
But when they vewed haue her heauenly grace,
6 They enuie her in their malitious mind,
And fly away for feare of fowle disgrace:
8 But all the Satyres scorne their woody kind,
And henceforth nothing faire, but her on earth they find.
1 The woody nymphs, fair hamadryads,
woody > silvan, forest-dwelling hamadryads > (Or dryads: spirits of the trees; the Greek word drys means a timber-tree, and specifically the oak, sacred to Zeus (Jove))
2 Her to behold do thither run apace, 3 And all the troop of lightfoot naiads
lightfoot > light-footed naiads > (Or naiades: nymphs of fresh water)
4 Flock all about to see her lovely face: 5 But, when they viewed have her heavenly grace, 6 They envy her in their malicious mind, 7 And fly away for fear of foul disgrace: 8 But all the satyrs scorn their woody kind,
kind > race, sort
9 And henceforth nothing fair but her on earth they find.
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Glad of such lucke, the luckelesse lucky maid,
2 Did her content to please their feeble eyes,
And long time with that saluage people staid,
4 To gather breath in many miseries.
During which time her gentle wit she plyes,
6 To teach them truth, which worshipt her in vaine,
And made her th'Image of Idolatryes;
8 But when their bootlesse zeale she did restraine
From her own worship, they her Asse would worship fayn.