An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton / Comprising All the Autobiographic Passages in His Works, the More Explicit Presentations of His Ideas of True Liberty.

by John Milton

P. [73]. Viraginea: the land of viragoes.

P. [73]. Aphrodisia: the land of Aphrodite (Venus).

P. [73]. Desvergonia: the land of shamelessness. Ital. vergona, shame, infamy.

P. [73]. hearsay: the hearing of, knowing about.

P. [73]. tire: head-dress.

P. [73]. those in next aptitude to divinity: divinity students.

P. [73]. Trinculoes: Trinculo is the name of a jester in Shakespeare's 'Tempest'; or, according to a note in Johnson's 'Life of Milton,' signed R., referred to by J. A. St. John, 'by the mention of this name he evidently refers to "Albemazor," acted at Cambridge in 1614.'

P. [73]. mademoiselles: ladies' maids.

P. [73]. Atticism: because he is here imitating a well-known passage in Demosthenes's speech against Æschines.—Keightley.

P. [74]. for me: so far as I'm concerned.