[27.] The captive linnet. The adjective is redundant and "proleptic," as the bird must be "enthralled" before it can be called "captive."
[28.] In the MS. this line reads, "To chase the hoop's illusive speed," which seems to us better than the revised form in the text.
[30.] Cf. Pope, Dunciad, iv. 592: "The senator at cricket urge the ball."
[37.] Cf. Cowley, Ode to Hobbes, iv. 7: "Till unknown regions it descries."
[40.] A fearful joy. Wakefield quotes Matt. xxviii. 8 and Psalms ii. 11. Cf. Virgil, Æn. i. 513:
| "Obstupuit simul ipse simul perculsus Achates Laetitiaque metuque." |
See also Lear, v. 3: "'Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief."
[44.] Cf. Pope, Eloisa, 209: "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind;" and Essay on Man, iv. 168: "The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt joy."