Sentence:  The Angels caroll'd loud their song of pecea,/ The cursed oracles were strucken dumb,/ To see their Shepherd, the poor shepherds press,/ To see their King, the kingly <WSD>sophies</WSD> come,/ And them to guide unto his Master's home,/  "A star comes dancing up the orient",/  That springs for joy over the starry tent./ Where gold to make their prince a crown they all present. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wise man; a sage or wite.