l. [64]. shrive, confess. As the pilgrim cannot be at peace till he has confessed his sins and received absolution, so Lorenzo feels the necessity of confessing his love.
[Page 54]. ll. [81-2]. before the dusk . . . veil. A vivid picture of the twilight time, after sunset, but before it is dark enough for the stars to shine brightly.
ll. [83-4]. The repetition of the same words helps us to feel the unchanging nature of their devotion and joy in one another.
[Page 55]. l. [91]. in fee, in payment for their trouble.
l. [95]. Theseus' spouse. Ariadne, who was deserted by Theseus after having saved his life and left her home for him. Odyssey, xi. 321-5.
l. [99]. Dido. Queen of Carthage, whom Aeneas, in his wanderings, wooed and would have married, but the Gods bade him leave her.
silent . . . undergrove. When Aeneas saw Dido in Hades, amongst those who had died for love, he spoke to her pityingly. But she answered him not a word, turning from him into the grove to Lychaeus, her former husband, who comforted her. Vergil, Aeneid, Bk. VI, l. 450 ff.
l. [103]. almsmen, receivers of alms, since they take honey from the flowers.
[Page 56]. l. [107]. swelt, faint. Cf. Chaucer, Troilus and Cressida, iii. 347.
l. [109]. proud-quiver'd, proudly girt with quivers of arrows.