471. ~charnel-vaults~, burial vaults. 'Charnel' (O.F. _charnel_, Lat.
_carnalis_; _caro_, flesh): comp. 'carnal,' l. 474.
473. ~As loth~, etc. The construction is: 'As (being) loth to leave the
body that it loved, and (as having) linked itself to a degenerate and
degraded state.' ~it~: by syntax this pronoun refers to 'shadows,' or (in
thought) '_such_ shadow.' It seems best, however, to connect it with
'soul,' line 467.