9 She broke his wanton darts, and quenched base desire.

203.24

Her iuorie forhead, full of bountie braue,
2 Like a broad table did it selfe dispred,
For Loue his loftie triumphes to engraue,
4 And write the battels of his great godhed:
All good and honour might therein be red:
6 For there their dwelling was. And when she spake,
Sweet words, like dropping honny she did shed,
8 And twixt the perles and rubins softly brake
A siluer sound, that heauenly musicke seemd to make.

1 Her ivory forehead, full of bounty brave,

bounty > goodness, virtue
brave > splendid, fine

2 Like a broad table did itself dispread,

table > {Surface on which picture is painted; cf. 109.49:6}
dispread > spread out, extend

3 For Love his lofty triumphs to engrave,
4 And write the battles of his great godhead:
5 All good and honour might therein be read:

read > seen, discerned

6 For there their dwelling was. And when she spoke,
7 Sweet words, like dropping honey, she did shed,
8 And 'twixt the pearls and rubies softly broke

pearls and rubies > [teeth and lips]

9 A silver sound, that heavenly music seemed to make.

203.25

Vpon her eyelids many Graces sate,
2 Vnder the shadow of her euen browes,
Working belgards, and amorous retrate,
4 And euery one her with a grace endowes:
And euery one with meekenesse to her bowes.
6 So glorious mirrhour of celestiall grace,
And soueraine moniment of mortall vowes,
8 How shall fraile pen descriue her heauenly face,
For feare through want of skill her beautie to disgrace?

1 Upon her eyelids many Graces sat,

Graces > (Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne, the handmaids of Venus;
hence, here: charms, refinements. Cf. _SC_, gloss to "June")

2 Under the shadow of her even brows,
3 Working belgards, and amorous retrait,

belgards > loving looks (WUS)
retrait > portrait; _hence:_ countenance

4 And every one her with a grace endows:
5 And every one with meekness to her bows.
6 So glorious mirror of celestial grace,

So > [Such a]
mirror > reflection [of perfection]; _hence:_ paragon of beauty (cf.
106.15:6)

7 And sovereign monument of mortal vows,

sovereign > (A direct reference to Elizabeth)

8 How shall frail pen describe her heavenly face,
9 For fear, through want of skill, her beauty to disgrace?

disgrace > disfigure; disparage

203.26

So faire