_ The
attribute
of the wanderer
transferred to the shore.
transferred to the shore.
Keats
l.
374.
_Memnon's image.
_ Memnon was a famous king of Egypt
who was killed in the Trojan war. His people erected a wonderful statue
to his memory, which uttered a melodious sound at dawn, when the sun
fell on it. At sunset it uttered a sad sound.
l. 375. _dusking East. _ Since the light fades first from the eastern
sky.
BOOK III.
PAGE 191. l. 9. _bewildered shores.
_ The attribute of the wanderer
transferred to the shore. Cf. _Nightingale_, ll. 14, 67.
l. 10. _Delphic. _ At Delphi worship was given to Apollo, the inventor
and god of music.
PAGE 192. l. 12. _Dorian. _ There were several 'modes' in Greek music, of
which the chief were Dorian, Phrygian, and Lydian. Each was supposed to
possess certain definite ethical characteristics. Dorian music was
martial and manly. Cf.
who was killed in the Trojan war. His people erected a wonderful statue
to his memory, which uttered a melodious sound at dawn, when the sun
fell on it. At sunset it uttered a sad sound.
l. 375. _dusking East. _ Since the light fades first from the eastern
sky.
BOOK III.
PAGE 191. l. 9. _bewildered shores.
_ The attribute of the wanderer
transferred to the shore. Cf. _Nightingale_, ll. 14, 67.
l. 10. _Delphic. _ At Delphi worship was given to Apollo, the inventor
and god of music.
PAGE 192. l. 12. _Dorian. _ There were several 'modes' in Greek music, of
which the chief were Dorian, Phrygian, and Lydian. Each was supposed to
possess certain definite ethical characteristics. Dorian music was
martial and manly. Cf.
