Tainting the vital stream that warms the heart,
To stop the course of death’s inflaming tides,
Th’ infected member from the trunk divides.
END OF THE SECOND CANTO.
THIRD CANTO.
THE SCENE IS EXTENDED FROM THAT PART OF THE ARCHIPELAGO WHICH LIES TEN MILES TO THE NORTHWARD OF FALCONERA, TO CAPE COLONNA IN ATTICA.
THE TIME ABOUT SEVEN HOURS,—FROM ONE, UNTIL EIGHT IN THE MORNING.