_Merchant
of Venice_, I.
Keats
gone.
_ The cadence of this line is peculiarly adapted
to express a dying-away of sound.
PAGE 98. l. 266. _soother_, sweeter, more delightful. An incorrect use
of the word. Sooth really means truth.
l. 267. _tinct_, flavoured; usually applied to colour, not to taste.
l. 268. _argosy_, merchant-ship. Cf.
_Merchant of Venice_, I. i. 9,
'Your argosies with portly sail. '
PAGE 99. l. 287. Before he desired a 'Morphean amulet'; now he wishes to
release his lady's eyes from the charm of sleep.
l. 288. _woofed phantasies. _ Fancies confused as woven threads. Cf.
_Isabella_, l. 292.
l. 292.
to express a dying-away of sound.
PAGE 98. l. 266. _soother_, sweeter, more delightful. An incorrect use
of the word. Sooth really means truth.
l. 267. _tinct_, flavoured; usually applied to colour, not to taste.
l. 268. _argosy_, merchant-ship. Cf.
_Merchant of Venice_, I. i. 9,
'Your argosies with portly sail. '
PAGE 99. l. 287. Before he desired a 'Morphean amulet'; now he wishes to
release his lady's eyes from the charm of sleep.
l. 288. _woofed phantasies. _ Fancies confused as woven threads. Cf.
_Isabella_, l. 292.
l. 292.
