The text is set in the past tense.

1: vreesde
[vrezen] feared, was afraid of

2: Een uur gaans
An hour's walk

3: dauw
dew

4: basaltglooiing
'basalt built dyke'

5: voegen
[voeg] joint, seam, chink

6: rietrijke poelen
reedy pools

7: beslibd
[modder, slijk] mudded, slimed, ooze

8: wilgenroosje
Epilobium

9: struweel
shrubs

10: overdacht
[overdenken] to consider, considered, wandered

11: naargeestig
gloomy, melancholy, dreary

12: rustten
[rusten] to rest, rest

13: scheen ... mocht
seemed as if God did not greatly like their way of rest and enjoyment

14: wijding
ordination, consecration, holiness

15: misstond
[misstaan] not become, not suit, misstood

16: gedachteloos
thoughtless, unthinking

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