[17]‘Athenian:’ Socrates.
[18]‘Fable fledged:’ Icarus.
[19]‘Glebe:’ The soil or earth; land. (Archaic.)—ee
[20]‘Narcissa:’ Elizabeth Lee, Dr. Young’s step-daughter.—ee
[21]‘Lorenzo’ was modelled on Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton (b. 21 December 1698; d. Poblet, Spain, 31 May 1731, aged 32), powerful Jacobite politician, notorious libertine and rake, profligate, and alcoholic.—ee
[22]‘Charles:’ Charles V.
[23]‘Quotidian:’ everyday; commonplace.—ee
[24]‘Oracle of gems:’ the Urim and Thummim.
[25]‘Cockade:’ an ornament, such as a rosette or knot of ribbon, usually worn on the hat as a badge.—ee
[26]‘Votary:’ person bound by vows to a life of religious worship or service.—ee