"merry of soul" by Stevenson

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In Stevenson's poem, in the line of "Merry of soul he sailed on a day",
what does "Merry of soul" mean?
 
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He was feeling very merry in his heart when he sailed, and probably because of the fact that he was sailing away to somewhere.
 
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He was happy.
 
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