by which he means the whole southern hemisphere: and again when he says,
“speed they their course
With right-hand flight towards the ruddy east,
Or leftward down into the shades of eve.”[199]
And again,
“Alas! my friends, for neither west
Know we, nor east, where rises or where sets
The all-enlightening sun.”[200]
Which we shall explain more fully when we come to speak of Ithaca.[201]
When therefore he says,