NOTES ON HYPERION.
Book I.
[Page 145]. ll. [2-3]. By thus giving us a vivid picture of the changing day—at morning, noon, and night—Keats makes us realize the terrible loneliness and gloom of a place too deep to feel these changes.
l. [10]. See how the sense is expressed in the cadence of the line.
[Page 146]. l. [11]. voiceless. As if it felt and knew, and were deliberately silent.
ll. [13, 14]. Influence of Greek sculpture. See Introduction, p. [248].
l. [18]. nerveless . . . dead. Cf. Eve of St. Agnes, l. 12, [note].
l. [19]. realmless eyes. The tragedy of his fall is felt in every feature.
ll. [20, 21]. Earth, His ancient mother. Tellus. See Introduction, p. [244].
[Page 147]. l. [27]. Amazon. The Amazons were a warlike race of women of whom many traditions exist. On the frieze of the Mausoleum (British Museum) they are seen warring with the Centaurs.