x, son of Andromache and Hector (who was in
turn the son of Priam, the last king of Troy); Astyanax was
thrown from the tower by the Greeks when they captured Troy.
See _Met._ 13.415-7)

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The roofe hereof was arched ouer head,
2 And deckt with flowers and herbars daintily;
Two goodly Beacons, set in watches stead,
4 Therein gaue light, and flam'd continually:
For they of liuing fire most subtilly
6 Were made, and set in siluer sockets bright,
Couer'd with lids deuiz'd of substance sly,
8 That readily they shut and open might.
O who can tell the prayses of that makers might!

1 The roof hereof was arched overhead,
2 And decked with flowers and herbars daintily;

herbars > herb-gardens [the hair]

3 Two goodly beacons, set in watches' stead,

beacons > [the eyes]
watches > sentinels
stead > place

4 Therein gave light, and flamed continually:
5 For they of living fire most subtly

subtly > intricately, abstrusely; skilfully

6 Were made, and set in silver sockets bright,
7 Covered with lids devised of substance sly,

sly > ingenious

8 That readily they shut and open might.

That > [So that]

9 O who can tell the praises of that Maker's might!

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Ne can I tell, ne can I stay to tell
2 This parts great workmanship, and wondrous powre,
That all this other worlds worke doth excell,
4 And likest is vnto that heauenly towre,
That God hath built for his owne blessed bowre.
6 Therein were diuerse roomes, and diuerse stages,
But three the chiefest, and of greatest powre,
8 In which there dwelt three honorable sages,
The wisest men, I weene, that liued in their ages.

1 Nor can I tell, nor can I stay to tell
2 This part's great workmanship, and wondrous power,

This part > [The head]

3 That all this other world's work does excel,
4 And likest is that heavenly tower

likest > most like

5 That God has built for His own blessed bower.

bower > dwelling, residence

6 Therein were diverse rooms, and diverse stages,

diverse > diverse; _also:_ distracting (SUS)
stages > steps; storeys

7 But three the chiefest, and of greatest power,

the chiefest > [were] the most important

8 In which there dwelt three honourable sages,
9 The wisest men, I ween, that lived in their ages.

ween > think, believe

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Not he, whom _Greece_, the Nourse of all good arts,