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svi_fw-la nimphae_fw-la vineta_fw-la timoli_n deseruere_fw-la svas_fw-la nimphae_fw-la pactolides_fw-la undas_fw-la when_o pan_n for_o laurel_n branch_n in_o song_n with_o fair_a apollo_n strive_v pactolus_n nymph_n forsake_v their_o stream_n and_o tmolus_n nymph_n their_o grove_n homer_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o ascend_v a_o little_a high_o show_v that_o even_o the_o god_n &_o jupiter_n himself_o be_v content_a to_o give_v a_o patient_a ear_n to_o musical_a consent_n &_o thereupon_o in_o that_o banquet_n of_o y_z e_z god_n where_o vulcan_n play_v the_o skinker_n he_o make_v apollo_n &_o the_o muse_n sing_v a_o song_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o they_o in_o banquet_v consume_v the_o day_n nor_o fair_a nor_o mirth_n be_v want_v to_o their_o will_n while_o fair_a apollo_n on_o his_o harp_n do_v play_v the_o muse_n answer_v with_o aequal_a skill_n pythagoras_n and_o his_o sectatour_n think_v that_o the_o world_n do_v not_o consist_v without_o musical_a proportion_n and_o consent_n and_o therefore_o both_o he_o &_o the_o best_a philosopher_n ascribe_v unto_o every_o celestial_a sphere_n one_o goddess_n or_o muse_n which_o be_v the_o govern_v &_o ruler_n thereof_o &_o because_o there_o be_v eight_o of_o those_o sphere_n the_o seven_o planet_n and_o the_o eight_o which_o be_v call_v the_o firmament_n therefore_o they_o make_v 8._o peculiar_a muse_n attribute_v to_o luna_n the_o muse_n clio_n to_o mercurius_n euterpe_n to_o venus_n thalia_n to_o sol_fw-la melpomene_n to_o mars_n terpsichore_n to_o jupiter_n erato_n to_o saturn_n polymnia_n to_o the_o firmament_n or_o coelum_fw-la stellatum_fw-la urania_n and_o because_o of_o eight_o particular_a sound_n or_o voice_n keep_v due_a proportion_n and_o time_n must_v needs_o arise_v a_o harmony_n or_o consent_n which_o be_v make_v by_o they_o all_o therefore_o that_o sound_n which_o all_o these_o make_v be_v call_v calliope_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o pleasant_a harmony_n of_o the_o celestial_a globe_n cause_v which_o pythagoras_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o if_o then_o both_o god_n and_o man_n and_o unreasonable_a creature_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o be_v allure_v and_o mitigate_v with_o music_n we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o this_o proceed_v from_o that_o hide_a virtue_n which_o be_v between_o our_o soul_n and_o music_n and_o be_v bold_a with_o pindarus_n to_o affirm_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o those_o thing_n that_o jupiter_n do_v not_o love_n do_v only_o contemn_v the_o song_n of_o the_o muse_n the_o effect_n and_o operation_n of_o music_n chap._n 4._o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v gather_v a_o proof_n and_o demonstration_n of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o music_n proceed_v from_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o effect_n now_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o contrary_a demonstration_n to_o prove_v the_o delectation_n thereof_o from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o cause_n for_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o as_o the_o convenience_n and_o agreement_n which_o music_n have_v with_o our_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o delectation_n thereof_o so_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delectation_n be_v also_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o effect_n which_o it_o work_v as_o well_o in_o the_o mind_n as_o body_n of_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o music_n be_v in_o itself_o whole_o most_o effectual_a import_v much_o of_o his_o force_n and_o efficacy_n even_o to_o the_o peculiar_a part_n and_o portion_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o ancient_a writer_n make_v the_o distinction_n of_o song_n and_o note_n in_o music_n according_a to_o the_o operation_n which_o they_o work_v in_o their_o hearer_n call_v some_o of_o they_o chaste_a and_o temperate_a some_o amorous_a and_o light_a othersome_a warlike_a other_o peaceable_a some_o melancholic_a and_o doleful_a other_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a and_o yet_o this_o division_n be_v not_o so_o ancient_a as_o that_o