585. ~safely~, confidently. ~period~, sentence.

586. ~for me~, _i.e._ for my part, so far as I am concerned: see note, l.

602.

588. ~Which erring men call Chance~. 'Erring' belongs to the predicate;

"which men erroneously call Chance." Comp. Pope, _Essay on Man_:

"All nature is but art, unknown to thee;

All chance, direction, which thou canst not see."

588. ~this I hold firm~. 'This' is explained by the next line: "this

belief, namely, that Virtue may be assailed, etc., I hold firmly."

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