2003. Cf. 'furens quid foemina possit'; Vergil, Æn. v. 6.
'Nulla uis flammae tumidique uenti
Tanta, nec teli metuenda torti
Quanta cum coniux uiduata taedis
Ardet et odit.'Seneca, Medea; iii. 567.
2005. Here begins the sermon against ire. See the Persones Tale,
I. 533. oon, &c., 'one of the chief of the seven Deadly Sins'; all of which are described in the Persones Tale; see I. 387.
After l. 2004, MS. Hl. has two spurious lines, for which see the footnote. It is probable, however, that they are reminiscences of two genuine lines; for they occur in Le Rom. de la Rose, 16536-8. There are two more such after l. 2012, where the sense of grate is not obvious.
2007. himself, i. e. the sinner. See Pers. Tale, I. 557.
2009. homicyde; see this, in full, in the Pers. Tale, I. 564-579.