AND HOLY HEASTS FORETAUGHT, and holy
commands
previously taught
(them).
(them).
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"done to death.
"
138. A MONSTROUS BEAST, on which the woman of Babylon sat; _Revelation_,
xiii and xvii, 7.
139. This refers to the Romish policy of fostering ignorance among its
members.
140. THAT RENOWMED SNAKE, the Lernaean Hydra, a monster with nine or more
heads, offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It was slain by Hercules. STREMONA
is a name of Spenser's own invention.
147. The reference is to the cruelty and insensibility of the Romish
Church.
150. Its tail reached to the stars. _Revelation_, xii, 4.
155.
AND HOLY HEASTS FORETAUGHT, and holy commands previously taught
(them).
161. HIS FORLORNE WEED, his abandoned clothing.
165. MONIMENTS, the sorrowful, mournful relics.
182. SO HARDLY HE, etc. So he with difficulty coaxes the life which has
flown to return into her body. According to the Platonic teaching, the body
is the prison-house of the soul. Cf _Psalms_, cxlii, 7.
202. BUT SEELED UP WITH DEATH, but closed in death. "Seel" was a term in
falconry, meaning "to sew up" (the eyes of the hawk).
219. THE BITTER BALEFULL STOUND, the bitter, grievous moment during which
she listens to the story.
220.
138. A MONSTROUS BEAST, on which the woman of Babylon sat; _Revelation_,
xiii and xvii, 7.
139. This refers to the Romish policy of fostering ignorance among its
members.
140. THAT RENOWMED SNAKE, the Lernaean Hydra, a monster with nine or more
heads, offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It was slain by Hercules. STREMONA
is a name of Spenser's own invention.
147. The reference is to the cruelty and insensibility of the Romish
Church.
150. Its tail reached to the stars. _Revelation_, xii, 4.
155.
AND HOLY HEASTS FORETAUGHT, and holy commands previously taught
(them).
161. HIS FORLORNE WEED, his abandoned clothing.
165. MONIMENTS, the sorrowful, mournful relics.
182. SO HARDLY HE, etc. So he with difficulty coaxes the life which has
flown to return into her body. According to the Platonic teaching, the body
is the prison-house of the soul. Cf _Psalms_, cxlii, 7.
202. BUT SEELED UP WITH DEATH, but closed in death. "Seel" was a term in
falconry, meaning "to sew up" (the eyes of the hawk).
219. THE BITTER BALEFULL STOUND, the bitter, grievous moment during which
she listens to the story.
220.
