The frame thereof seemd partly circulare,
2 And part triangulare, {o^} worke diuine;
Those two the first and last proportions are,
4 The one imperfect, mortall, f{oe}minine;
Th'other immortall, perfect, masculine,
6 And twixt them both a quadrate was the base,
Proportioned equally by seuen and nine;
8 Nine was the circle set in heauens place,
All which compacted made a goodly +diapase+.
9 diapase > Dyapase 1590 etc.: FE
1 The frame thereof seemed partly circular,
frame > structure; architectural intent (see Hamilton 1980)
2 And part triangular, O work divine; 3 Those two the first and last proportions are, 4 The one imperfect, mortal, feminine; 5 The other immortal, perfect, masculine, 6 And, 'twixt them both, a quadrate was the base,
quadrate > rectangle
7 Proportioned equally by seven and nine; 8 Nine was the circle set in heaven's place, 9 All which, compacted, made a goodly diapason.
compacted > combined goodly > fine, beautiful diapason > harmony, concord
209.23
Therein two gates were placed seemly well:
2 The one before, by which all in did pas,
Did th'other far in workmanship excell;
4 For not of wood, nor of enduring bras,
But of more worthy substance fram'd it was;
6 Doubly disparted, it did locke and close,
That when it locked, none might thorough pas,
8 And when it opened, no man might it close,
Still open to their friends, and closed to their foes.