rasia, whom we must surprise,

wons > dwells

9 Else she will slip away, and all our drift despise."

drift > aim, plot
despise > set at naught

212.70

Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound,
2 Of all that mote delight a daintie eare,
Such as attonce might not on liuing ground,
4 Saue in this Paradise, be heard elswhere:
Right hard it was, for wight, which did it heare,
6 To read, what manner musicke that mote bee:
For all that pleasing is to liuing eare,
8 Was there consorted in one harmonee,
Birdes, voyces, instruments, windes, waters, all agree.

1 Eftsoons they heard a most melodious sound,

Eftsoons > Soon; thereupon

2 Of all that might delight a dainty ear,

dainty > fastidious

3 Such as at once might not on living ground,

at once > at one time; one time, _hence:_ ever
on living ground > [in the living world, in the present world]

4 Save in this paradise, be heard elsewhere:
5 Right hard it was, for wight which did it hear,

Right > Very
wight > person, man, mortal

6 To read what manner music that might be:

read > discern
manner > sort [of]

7 For all that pleasing is to living ear
8 Was there consorted in one harmony:

consorted > accorded, joined in accord

9 Birds, voices, instruments, winds, waters, all agree.

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The ioyous birdes shrouded in chearefull shade,
2 Their notes vnto the voyce attempred sweet;
Th'Angelicall soft trembling voyces made
4 To th'instruments diuine respondence meet:
The siluer sounding instruments did meet
6 With the base murmure of the waters fall:
The waters fall with difference discreet,
8 Now soft, now loud, vnto the wind did call:
The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.

1 The joyous birds, shrouded in cheerful shade,

shrouded > sheltered; hidden
cheerful > encouraging (hence: conducive to music-making)

2 Their notes to the voice attempered sweet;

voice > ?music
attempered > attuned

3 The angelic soft trembling voices made
4 To the instruments divine respondence meet:

respondence > response; concord
meet > fitting, suitable

5 The silver-sounding instruments did meet

meet > unite

6 With the bass murmur of the water's fall:
7 The water's fall with difference discreet,

difference > variation
discreet > moderate; _or:_ discrete, distinct

8 Now soft, now loud, to the wind did call:
9 T