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And thou most dreaded impe of highest Ioue,
2 Faire Venus sonne, that with thy cruell dart
At that good knight so cunningly didst roue,
4 That glorious fire it kindled in his hart,
Lay now thy deadly Heben bow apart,
6 And with thy mother milde come to mine ayde:
Come both, and with you bring triumphant Mart,
8 In loues and gentle iollities arrayd,
After his murdrous spoiles and bloudy rage allayd.
1 And you, most dreaded imp of highest Jove,
you > [Cupid, god of love, the son of Jupiter and Venus]
imp > child, scion
Jove > (Jupiter, the supreme deity of the Romans; Zeus of the
Greeks)
2 Fair Venus' son, that with your cruel dart
Venus > (Goddess of love and beauty, wife of Vulcan, mother of Cupid) dart > arrow
3 At that good knight so cunningly did rove
rove > shoot
4 That glorious fire it kindled in his heart; 5 Lay now your deadly ebon bow apart,
ebon > {Ebony, made of ebony, a tree of the family Ebenaceae, esp. Diospyros ebenus, producing hard black wood} apart > aside