it breathed forth sweet spirit and wholesome smell.

still > ever
spirit > {The breath of life, animating breath}
smell > aroma, perfume

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More sweet and holesome, then the pleasaunt hill
2 Of _Rhodope_, on which the Nimphe, that bore
A gyaunt babe, her selfe for griefe did kill;
4 Or the Thessalian _Tempe_, where of yore
Faire _Daphne Ph{oe}bus_ hart with loue did gore;
6 Or _Ida_, where the Gods lou'd to repaire,
When euer they their heauenly bowres forlore;
8 Or sweet _Parnasse_, the haunt of Muses faire;
+Or _Eden_ selfe, if ought+ with _Eden_ mote compaire.

9 Or _Eden_ selfe, if ought > Of Eden, if ought _1596;_ Or Eden, if
that ought _1609_

1 More sweet and wholesome than the pleasant hill
2 Of Rhodope, on which the nymph that bore

Rhodope > (One of the highest mountain-ranges in Thrace, sacred to
Bacchus and named after the nymph Rhodope, who bore Neptune a
giant child (_Met._ 10.86 ff.). In _Met._ 6.87-9 Jupiter turns
Rhodope into a mountain as punishment for her excessive pride)

3 A giant babe herself for grief did kill;
4 Or the Thessalian Temp{e/}, where of yore

Temp{e/} > (A beautiful valley in northern Thessaly, between Mt Ossa and
Mt Olympus; through it the River Peneus flows into the sea. One
of the favourite haunts of Apollo)
yore > old

5 Fair Daphne Phoebus' heart with love did gore;

Daphne > (Daughter of the river-god Peneus. Pursued by Apollo, she
was on the point of being overtaken when she prayed for release
and was metamorphosed into a laurel-tree. See _Met._ 1.452-567)

6 Or Ida, where the gods loved to repair

Ida > (A mountain-range in Asia Minor, scene of the rape of Ganymede
and the judgement of Paris (see note at 207.55:5). In Homer, the
summit of Ida is the vantage of the gods when they watch the
battles in the plain of Troy)
repair > go, betake themselves

7 Whenever they their heavenly bowers forlore;

bowers > chambers
forlore > forsook, left

8 Or sweet Parnassus, the haunt of Muses fair;

Parnassus > (A mountain-range extending SE through Doris and Phocis,
celebrated as one of the chief haunts of Apollo and the Muses;
"sweet" because it was so well wooded)
Muses > (In later accounts their leader is Apollo, who receives the
name Musagetes as a result. See e.g. _Myth._ 4.10)

9 Or Eden itself, if aught with Eden might compare.

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Much wondred _Guyon_ at the faire aspect
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