The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2.

by Sir John Davies

[141] = forgetfulness: from Lethe. G.

[142] A numeral '3' here, and in the next stanza but one. G.

[143] = disciples of Epicurus's Philosophy. G.

[144] Davies and Southey, as before, have the extraordinary misprint here of 'lymph.' Cf. 'Orchestra,' stanza 63, which explains the personification. G.

[145] In 1599 and 1608 editions, 'since,' as before. G.

[146] Apollod I., 8, § 2, et alibi: Ovid, Met. viii., 450; et seq: 531: Diod. IV., 34. G.

[147] Spelled in 1622 edition 'Iiebbet,' but in 1599 and 1608 as above. G.

[148] = active, vigorous: an uncommon use of the word. G.

[149] Thomas Davies and Southey, as before, misread 'the.' G.

[150] Hebe. G.