8 A looking-glass, right wondrously aguised,
looking-glass > mirror; magic crystal right > very aguised > arrayed; hence: equipped, endowed
9 Whose virtues through the wide world soon were solemnized.
virtues > occult powers soon > soon; immediately solemnized > proclaimed; lauded
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It vertue had, to shew in perfect sight,
2 What euer thing was in the world contaynd,
Betwixt the lowest earth and heauens hight,
4 So that it to the looker appertaynd;
What euer foe had wrought, or frend had faynd,
6 Therein discouered was, ne ought mote pas,
Ne ought in secret from the same remaynd;
8 For thy it round and hollow shaped was,
Like to the world it selfe, and seem'd a world of glas.
1 It virtue had to show in perfect sight
virtue > power
2 Whatever thing was in the world contained, 3 Betwixt the lowest earth and heaven's height, 4 So that it to the looker appertained;
So > Provided; to the extent