712 To portray Venus in her perfect hue,
Venus > (Goddess of love and beauty) hue > colours, appearance
713 To make his work more absolute, desired 714 Of all the fairest maids to have the view. 715 Much more me needs to draw the semblance true
me needs > [do I need]
716 Of beauty's Queen, the world's sole wonderment, 717 To sharpen my sense with sundry beauties' view, 718 And steal from each some part of ornament. 719 If all the world to seek I overwent, 720 A fairer crew yet nowhere could I see 721 Than that brave court does to my eye present,
that > [that which that] brave > splendid
722 That the world's pride seems gathered there to be.
That > [Such that]
723 Of each a part I stole by cunning theft: 724 Forgive it me, fair dames, sith less you have not left.
sith > since