Sentence:  The glories of Mary held his soul captive : <WSD>spikenard</WSD> and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant (ver=190203) that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.