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le sweet Music did apply Music > (Music personified; the art of the Muses) 7 Her curious skill, the warbling notes to play, curious > skilled; elaborate; exquisite 8 To drive away the dull melancholy; melancholy > (Cf. 105.3:5) 9 The whiles one sang a song of love and jollity. The whiles > Meanwhile jollity > pleasure, revelry; magnificence 112.39 During the which there was an heauenly noise 2 Heard sound through all the Pallace pleasantly, Like as it had bene many an Angels voice, 4 Singing before th'eternall maiesty, In their trinall triplicities on hye; 6 Yet wist no creature, whence that heauenly sweet Proceeded, yet eachone felt secretly 8 Himselfe thereby reft of his sences meet, And rauished with rare impression in his +sprite+. 9 sprite > spreete _1611_ 1 During which there was a heavenly noise noise > {Melodious sound} 2 Heard sound through all the palace pleasantly, sound > [to sound; sounding] 3 Like as it had been many an angel's voice, Like as > As if 4 Singing before the eternal majesty, before > in front of 5 In their trinal triplicities on high; trinal > triple triplicities > trios, triads (referring to the nine angelic orders of St Thomas Aquinas and others. The three Hierarchies are each divided into three Orders of Choirs: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones; Dominations, Virtues, Powers; Principalities, Archangels, Angels) 6 Yet wist no creature whence that heavenly sweet wist > knew sweet > sweetness 7 Proceeded, yet each one felt secretly 8 Himself thereby reft of his senses meet, reft > deprived, robbed senses meet > proper senses 9 And ravished with rare impression in his spirit. 112.40 Great ioy was made that day of young and old, 2 And solemne feast proclaimd throughout the land, That their exceeding merth may not be told: 4 Suffice it heare by signes to vnderstand The vsuall ioyes at knitting of loues band. 6 Thrise happy man the knight himselfe did hold, Possessed of his Ladies hart and hand, 8 And euer, when his eye did her behold, +His+ heart did seeme to melt in pleasures manifold. 9 His > Her _1596, 1609_ 1 Great joy was made that day of young and old, of > by 2 And solemn feast proclaimed throughout the land, solemn > {Sacred, having a religious character} feast > festival, festivity, rejoicing 3 That their
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