tribunals,
6 Of commen wealthes, of states, of pollicy,
Of lawes, of iudgements, and of decretals;
8 All artes, all science, all Philosophy,
And all that in the world was aye thought wittily.
1 Whom Alma having showed to her guests,
2 Thence brought them to the second room, whose walls
3 Were painted fair with memorable gests
fair with > expertly with [representations of]
gests > deeds, exploits; stories
4 Of famous wizards, and with picturals
picturals > pictures, portraits (this instance quoted by _OED_)
5 Of magistrates, of courts, of tribunals,
6 Of commonwealths, of states, of policy,
policy > statecraft, statesmanship
7 Of laws, of judgements, and of decretals;
decretals > decrees
8 All arts, all science, all philosophy,
9 And all that in the world was ay thought wittily.
ay > ever
wittily > wisely, intelligently
209.54
Of those that roome was full, and them among
2 There sate a man of ripe and perfect age,
Who did them meditate all his life long,
4 That through continuall practise and vsage,
He now was growne right wise, and wondrous sage.
6 Great pleasure had those stranger knights, to see
His goodly reason, and graue personage,
8 That his disciples both desir'd to bee;
But _Alma_ thence them led to th'hindmost roome of three.
1 Of those that room was full, and them among
2 There sat a man of ripe and perfect age,
perfect > full, mature
3 Who did them meditate all his life long,
4 That through continual practice and usage,
That > [So that]
5 He now was grown right wise, and wondrous sage.
right > very
6 Great pleasure had those stranger knights, to see
stranger > new-come
7 His goodly reason, and grave personage,
personage > {The body and appearance as distinct from clothing}
8 That his disciples both desired to be;
That > [So that]
9 But Alma thence them led to the hindmost room of three.
209.55
That chamber seemed ruinous and old,
2 And therefore was remoued farre behind,
Yet were the wals, that did the same vphold,
4 Right firme and strong, though somewhat they declind,
And therein sate an old oldman, halfe blind,
6 And all decrepit in his feeble corse,
Yet liuely vigour rested in his mind,
8 And recompenst him with a better scorse:
Weake body well is chang'd for minds redoubled forse.
1 That chamber seem
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