l. [37]. chancel vault. As if they stood in a great temple domed by the sky.
[Page 171]. l. [66]. Shadow'd, literally and also metaphorically, in the darkness of his wrath.
l. [70]. that second war. An indication that Keats did not intend to recount this 'second war'; it is not likely that he would have forestalled its chief incident.
l. [78]. Ops, the same as Cybele.
l. [79]. No shape distinguishable. Cf. Paradise Lost, ii. 666-8.
[Page 172]. l. [97]. mortal, making him mortal.
l. [98]. A disanointing poison, taking away his kingship and his godhead.
[Page 173]. ll. [116-17]. There is . . . voice. Cf. i. [72-8]. The mysterious grandeur of the wind in the trees, whether in calm or storm.
[Page 174]. ll. [133-5]. that old . . . darkness. Uranus was the same as Coelus, the god of the sky. The 'book' is the sky, from which ancient sages drew their lore. Cf. i. [277-80].
[Page 175]. l. [153]. palpable, having material existence; literally, touchable.