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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