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and 'tremble through every vein；' lest they should be refused thee。〃
Canto XII
v。 26。 The Thymbraen god。＇ Apollo
Si modo； quem perhibes； pater est Thymbraeus Apollo。 Virg。 Georg。 iv。
323。
v。 37。 Mars。＇
With such a grace； The giants that attempted to scale heaven When
they lay dead on the Phlegren plain Mars did appear to Jove。 Beaumont
and Fletcher； The Prophetess； a。 2。 s。 3。
v。 42。 O Rehoboam。＇ 1 Kings； c。 xii。 18。
v。 46。 A1cmaeon。＇ Virg。 Aen。 l。 vi。 445； and Homer； Od。 xi。 325。
v。 48。 Sennacherib。＇ 2 Kings； c。 xix。 37。
v。 58。 What master of the pencil or the style。＇ inimitable on earth
By model； or by shading pencil drawn。 Milton； P。 L。 b。 iii。 509。
v。 94。 The chapel stands。＇ The church of San Miniato in Florence
situated on a height that overlooks the Arno； where it is crossed by the
bridge Rubaconte； so called from Messer Rubaconte da Mandelia； of
Milan chief magistrate of Florence； by whom the bridge was founded in
1237。 See G。 Villani； 1。 vi。 c。 27。
v。 96。 The well…guided city＇ This is said ironically of Florence。
v。 99。 The registry。＇ In allusion to certain instances of fraud
committed with respect to the public accounts and measures See Paradise
Canto XVI。 103。
Canto XIII
v。 26。 They have no wine。＇ John； ii。 3。 These words of the Virgin
are referred to as an instance of charity。
v。 29。 Orestes＇ Alluding to his friendship with Pylades
v。 32。 Love ye those have wrong'd you。＇ Matt。 c。 v。 44。
v。 33。 The scourge。＇ 〃The chastisement of envy consists in hearing
examples of the opposite virtue； charity。 As a curb and restraint on this
vice； you will presently hear very different sounds； those of threatening
and punishment。〃
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v。 87。 Citizens Of one true city。＇ 〃For here we have no continuing
city； but we seek to come。〃 Heb。 C。 xiii。 14。
v。 101。 Sapia。＇ A lady of Sienna； who； living in exile at Colle； was
so overjoyed at a defeat which her countrymen sustained near that place
that she declared nothing more was wanting to make her die contented。
v。 114。 The merlin。＇ The story of the merlin is that having been
induced by a gleam of fine weather in the winter to escape from his master；
he was soon oppressed by the rigour of the season。
v。 119。 The hermit Piero。＇ Piero Pettinagno； a holy hermit of
Florence。
v。 141。 That vain multitude。＇ The Siennese。 See Hell； Canto
XXIX。 117。 〃Their acquisition of Telamone； a seaport on the confines of
the Maremma； has led them to conceive hopes of becoming a naval power：
but this scheme will prove as chimerical as their former plan for the
discovery of a subterraneous stream under their city。〃 Why they gave the
appellation of Diana to the imagined stream； Venturi says he leaves it to
the antiquaries of Sienna to conjecture。
Canto XIV
v。 34。 Maim'd of Pelorus。＇ Virg。 Aen。 1。 iii。 414。
a hill Torn from Pelorus Milton P。 L。 b。 i。 232
v。 45。 'Midst brute swine。＇ The people of Casentino。
v。 49。 Curs。＇ The Arno leaves Arezzo about four miles to the left。
v。 53。 Wolves。＇ The Florentines。
v。 55。 Foxes。＇ The Pisans
v。 61。 Thy grandson。＇ Fulcieri de' Calboli； grandson of Rinieri de'
Calboli； who is here spoken to。 The atrocities predicted came to pass in
1302。 See G。 Villani； 1。 viii c。 59
v。 95。 'Twixt Po； the mount； the Reno； and the shore。＇ The
boundaries of Romagna。
v。 99。 Lizio。＇ Lizio da Valbona； introduced into Boccaccio's
Decameron； G。 v。 N； 4。
v。 100。 Manardi； Traversaro； and Carpigna。1 Arrigo Manardi of
Faenza； or as some say； of Brettinoro； Pier Traversaro； lord of Ravenna；
and Guido di Carpigna of Montefeltro。
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v。 102。 In Bologna the low artisan。＇ One who had been a mechanic
named Lambertaccio； arrived at almost supreme power in Bologna。
v。 103。 Yon Bernardin。＇ Bernardin di Fosco； a man of low origin
but great talents； who governed at Faenza。
v。 107。 Prata。＇ A place between Faenza and Ravenna
v。 107。 Of Azzo him。＇ Ugolino of the Ubaldini family in Tuscany He
is recounted among the poets by Crescimbeni and Tiraboschi。
v。 108。 Tignoso。＇ Federigo Tignoso of Rimini。
v。 109。 Traversaro's house and Anastagio's。＇ Two noble families of
Ravenna。 She to whom Dryden has given the name of Honoria； in the
fable so admirably paraphrased from Boccaccio； was of the former： her
lover and the specter were of the Anastagi family。
v。 111。 The ladies； &c。＇ These two lines express the true spirit of
chivalry。 〃Agi〃 is understood by the commentators whom I have
consulted；to mean 〃the ease procured for others by the exertions of knight…
errantry。〃 But surely it signifies the alternation of ease with labour。
v。 114。 O Brettinoro。＇ A beautifully situated castle in Romagna； the
hospitable residence of Guido del Duca； who is here speaking。
v。 118。 Baynacavallo。＇ A castle between Imola and Ravenna
v。 118。 Castracaro ill And Conio worse。＇ Both in Romagna。
v。 121。 Pagani。＇ The Pagani were lords of Faenza and Imola。 One
of them Machinardo； was named the Demon； from his treachery。 See Hell；
Canto XXVII。 47； and Note。
v。 124。 Hugolin。＇ Ugolino Ubaldini； a noble and virtuous person in
Faenza； who； on account of his age probably； was not likely to leave any
offspring behind him。 He is enumerated among the poets by
Crescimbeni； and Tiraboschi。 Mr。 Matthias's edit。 vol。 i。 143
v。 136。 Whosoever finds Will slay me。＇ The words of Cain； Gen。 e。 iv。
14。
v。 142。 Aglauros。＇ Ovid； Met。 I； ii。 fate。 12。
v。 145。 There was the galling bit。＇ Referring to what had been
before said； Canto XIII。 35。
Canto XV
v。 1。 As much。＇ It wanted three hours of sunset。
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