332 Albert S. Cook., 



Of later writers, cf. Boccaccio, Fiam. 3. 60 ; Filostrato 5. 68 ; 

 Chaucer, T. and C. 3. 1702 ff. ; 5. 659 ff. ; Norton and vSackville, 

 Gorbodiic 1. 1. 4-6; Sannazaro, Part. Virg. 1. 369 ff.; Chapman, 

 Hero and Lcander, Fifth Sestiad; Dekker, King's Entertainment; 

 George Herbert, IVhitsunday 13—16; Christmas {ci. note on 17) 23—4; 

 Herrick, Corinna's Going a-Maying 25—7 ; Cowley, Death of Mr. 

 William Hervey 2; Milton, Eleg. 5. 43-4, 137-8; P.L. 10. 688 ff. 

 In the Bible, see Josh. 10. 12, 13. 



73. For. In spite of, notwithstanding. Used of a preventive 

 cause or obstacle ; see New Eng. Did. s. v., 23. 



all. See New Eng. Diet. s. v., 9, c. A good example of the 

 phrase occurs in John 21. 11. 



74. Lucifer. The morning star. Cf. P.L. 7. 131-3; 10. 425-6. 

 calls. The stars have a leader in P.L. 4. 606; 5. 208-9. Cf. 



Ovid, Met. 2. 114-5; 4. 629, 664; 11. 97-8, 296; F. 5. 600; Seneca, 

 Here. Fur. 128 ; Thy. 793—4. See also F. Nethersole to Dean Nevile, 

 prefixed to Fletcher's Christ's Victory. In the apocryphal Book of 

 Enoch, ed. Charles, see 82. 7, 9, 10; 75. 1; 72. 3. 



75. orbs. The meaning is uncertain. Dr. Murray, of the New 

 Eng. Diet, wrote me in February, 1906 : ' " Orbs " is difficult. I am 

 doubtful, as are all the members of our staff.' 



Hales compares Shakespeare, M.N.D. 3. 2. 61 : ' Venus in her 

 glimmering sphere.' 



76. bespake. Spake; so Lye. 112; P.P. 1. 43. 



bid. Used for the preterit also in 124; P.L. 2, 514, etc.; but 

 bade in Com. 639. 



77. shady gloom. Nearly pleonastic, but perhaps = ' gloom prod- 

 uced by the shadows of night.' Jebb renders by 'umbras nigrantes.' 



78. her. It may be a question whether this refers to gloom or 

 day — ' the place which she Cgloom) had occupied,' or, ' the place to 

 which she (day) was entitled ' ; I incline to the former. 



79. See note on 72. 



80. hid. Cf. P.L. 4. 34-2: 



at whose sight all the stars 

 Hide their diminished heads. 



head. See last quotation, and II P. 71 ; Lye. 169. 



shame. See 40, 111. Cf. George Herbert, Whitsunday 13—16: 



The sunne, which once did shine alone, 

 Hung down his head and wisht for night. 



When he beheld twelve sunnes for one 

 Goinof about the world and ofivinsf li^ht. 



