[1404]. 'Whilst he is making his divination; and I will make him believe.' Ll. 1401-14 are due to a passage in Guido; see allit. Destruction of Troy, 8101-40.
[1406]. amphibologyes, ambiguities. A more correct form is amphiboly, from Gk. ἀμφιβολία; see New E. Dict. The ambiguous character of the old oracular responses is well known.
[1411]. 'When he started away from Delphi for fear.' Cf. l. 607.
[1422]. See note to Book i. 463.
[1425]. the selve wit, the same opinion.
[1435]. clere, clear of woe, free, light. MS. H. has chere.
[1453]. 'The bear has one opinion, and his leader another.'
[1456]. Repeated in Kn. Ta. A 2449; see note.
[1459]. 'With eyes like Argus;' i. e. seeing everywhere. Argus had a hundred eyes; Ovid, Met. i. 625.
[1483]. fere, frighten, terrify; as in Bk. ii. 124.