[482] Versailles. A royal residence near Paris, with beautiful formal gardens.
[483] Paphos. A beautiful city on the island of Cyprus, where was situated a temple of Astarte, or Venus.
[484] Ctesiphon. One of the chief cities of ancient Persia, the site of a magnificent royal palace.
[485] Notch Mountains. Probably the White Mountains near Crawford Notch, a deep, narrow valley which is often called "The Notch."
[486] Æolian harp. A stringed instrument from which sound is drawn by the passing of the wind over its strings. It was named for Æolus, the god of the winds, in Greek mythology.
[487] Dorian. Dorus was one of the four divisions of Greece: the word is here used in a general sense for Grecian.
[488] Apollo. In Greek and Roman mythology, the sun god, who presided over music, poetry, and healing.
[489] Diana. In Roman mythology, the goddess of the moon devoted to the chase.
[490] Edens. Beautiful, sinless places,—like the garden of Eden.
[491] Tempes. Places like the lovely valley of Tempe in Thessaly, Greece.