[32-33]. [Dante] (1265-1321). The greatest of Italian poets. His Divina Commedia, consisting of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, is his most famous work. His romantic passion for Beatrice (pronounced: [Bā-a˙-trē-che]) [is] referred to in his Divina Commedia, and is recounted in his Vita Nuova.
[37-43]. [In] allusion to the fact that Dante freely consigned his enemies, political and personal, living or dead, to appropriate places in his Inferno and Purgatorio.
[45-48]. [This] interruption of his work is described in the thirty-fifth section of the Vita Nuova. The hostile nature of the visit seems to be of Browning's invention.—COOKE.
[74 ff]. [In] allusion to Moses smiting the rock and bringing [page 270] forth water. See Exodus, chapter xvii.
[95]. [Egypt]'s flesh-pots. See Exodus, chapter xvi.
[97]. [Sinai]'s cloven brilliance. See Exodus, chapter six. 16-25.
[101]. [Jethro]'s daughter, Zipporah. See Exodus, chapters ii and xviii.
[136]. [Cleon]. See the poem of that name. Norbert. See In a Balcony.