As the pilgrim cannot be at peace till he has
confessed his sins and
received
absolution, so Lorenzo feels the
necessity of confessing his love.
Keats
51-2. _wed To every symbol._ Able to read every sign.
PAGE 53. l. 62. _fear_, make afraid. So used by Shakespeare: e.g. 'Fear
boys with bugs,' _Taming of the Shrew_, I. ii. 211.
l. 64. _shrive_, confess.
As the pilgrim cannot be at peace till he has
confessed his sins and
received
absolution, so Lorenzo feels the
necessity of confessing his love.
PAGE 54. ll. 81-2. _before the dusk . . . veil._ A vivid picture of the
twilight time, after sunset, but before it is dark enough for the stars
to shine brightly.
ll. 83-4. The repetition of the same words helps us to feel the
unchanging nature of their devotion and joy in one another.
PAGE 55. l. 91. _in fee_, in payment for their trouble.
