[13] His flank was turned: he was taken at a disadvantage.
[14] Agamemnon, etc.: a Greek tragedy. Thucydides was a Greek historian; "The Birds," a Greek comedy; Tacitus, a Latin historian.
[15] 2 Kings v. 18.
[16] Isa. xxxviii. 19.
[17] Eccl. ix. 10.
[18] Ezek. i. 24.
[19] Seal: here, mark of acceptance.
[20] Hab. ii. 3.
[21] Combes: valleys.
[22] Peat: a kind of turf used as fuel.