1. idolatry: the worship of idols; blind or excessive devotion to something.

2. show: appear.

6. still: always.

8. difference: variety.

11. And in this change is my invention spent: i.e., and in this variation (of words) is my creativeness used up.

12. scope: range.

13. have often lived alone: i.e., other people often have one of these qualities (but not all three at once).

14. Which three till now never kept seat in one: i.e., this is the first time beauty, kindness, truth have kept together in one person.