Milton's Comus
Milton's Comus
作者：Milton, John, 1608-1674; Bell, William, 1860-1940 [Editor]
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共 172 题- MILTON'S COMUS
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- FOOTNOTES:
- COMUS.
- A MASK
- PRESENTED AT LUDLOW CASTLE, 1634.
- BEFORE
- JOHN, EARL OF BRIDGEWATER,
- THEN PRESIDENT OF WALES.
- SIR,
- HENRY WOTTON.
- FOOTNOTES:
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE{22:A}
- JOHN, LORD VISCOUNT BRACKLEY,
- MY LORD,
- H. LAWES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- THE PERSONS.
- COMUS.
- NOTES.
- 18. ~But to my task~, _i.e._ but I must proceed to my task: see l. 1012.
- 24. ~to grace~, _i.e._ to show favour to: a clause of purpose.
- 55. ~his blithe youth~, _i.e._ his fresh young figure.
- 73. ~perfect~, complete (Lat. _perfectus_, done thoroughly).
- 78. ~favoured~: compare Lat. _gratus_ = favoured (adj.).
- 80. ~glancing star~, a shooting star. Comp. _Par. Lost_, iv. 556:
- 84. ~weeds~: see note, l. 16.
- 87. ~knows to still~, etc.: comp. _Lyc._ 10, "he knew Himself to sing."
- 99. ~dusky~. Milton first wrote 'northern.'
- 106. ~dropping odours~: comp. l. 862-3.
- 117. ~shelves~, flat ledges of rock.
- 132. ~spets~, a form of _spits_ (as _spettle_ for _spittle_).
- 137. ~dues~: see note, l. 12.
- 141. ~tell-tale Sun~. Compare Spenser, _Brit. Ida_, ii. 3,
- 143. ~knit hands~, etc. Comp. _Masque of Hymen_:
- 148. ~Some virgin sure~, _sc._ 'it is.'
- 158. ~suspicious flight~: flight due to suspicion of danger.
- 161. ~glozing~, flattering, wheedling. Compare _Par. Lost_, ix. 549,
- 174. ~unlettered hinds~, ignorant rustics (A.S. _hina_, a domestic).
- 184. ~spreading favour~. Epithet transferred from cause to effect.
- 192. ~labour ... thoughts~, the burden of my thoughts.
- 198. ~everlasting oil~. Comp. _F. Q._ i. 1. 57:
- 203. ~rife~, prevalent. ~perfect~, distinct; see note, l. 73.
- 208. ~syllable~, pronounce distinctly.
- 210. ~may startle well~, may well startle.
- 222. ~her~ = its. In Latin _nubes_, a cloud, is feminine.
- 227. ~make to be heard~. Make = cause.
- 229. ~they~, _i.e._ the brothers.
- 240. ~Tell me but where~, _i.e._ 'Only tell me where.'
- 246. ~Sure~, used adverbially: comp. line 493, and 'certain,' l. 266.
- 247. ~vocal~, used proleptically.
- 248. ~his~ = its: see note, l. 96. The pronoun refers to 'something holy.'
- 252. ~it~, _i.e._ darkness.
- 255. ~baleful~, injurious (A.S. _balu_, evil).
- 266. ~certain~: see note, l. 246.
- 273. ~extreme shift~; last resource. Comp. l. 617.
- 278. An alliterative line.
- 297. ~port~, bearing, mien.
- 305. ~readiest way~. Here 'readiest' logically belongs to the predicate.
- 311. ~each ... every~: see note, l. 19. ~alley~, a walk or avenue.
- 318. ~rouse~. Here used intransitively = awake.
- 322. ~honest-offered~: see notes, ll. 36, 228.
- 323. ~sooner~, more readily.
- 337. ~taper~; here a vocative, the verb being "visit (thou)."
- 343. ~barred~, debarred or barred _from_.
- 351. ~her~, herself. On the reflexive use of _her_, see note, l. 163.
- 358. ~savage hunger~. 'Hunger' is put by synecdoche for hungry animals.
- 371. ~constant~, steadfast.
- 419. ~if Heaven gave it~, _i.e._ even _although_ Heaven gave it.
- 425. ~sacred rays~: comp. l. 782.
- 431. ~Be it not~: a conditional clause = on condition that it be not.
- 432. ~Some say~, etc. Compare _Hamlet_, i. 1. 158:
- 440. ~to testify~, to bear witness to: comp. l. 248, 421.
- 450. ~But~, except: a preposition.
- 451. ~dashed~, confounded: this meaning of the word is obsolete.
- 454. ~so~, _i.e._ chaste.
- 457. ~vision~: a trisyllable.
- 458. ~no gross ear~. See notes, l. 112 and 997.
- 465. ~most~, above all.
- 470. ~gloomy shadows damp~: see note, l. 207.
- 474. ~sensualty~. The modern form of the word is _sensuality_.
- 487. ~Best draw~: we had best draw our swords.
- 491. ~you fall~, etc., _i.e._ otherwise you will fall on our swords.
- 493. ~sure~: see note, l. 246.
- 503. ~stealth of~, things stolen by.
- 510. ~our neglect~, _i.e._ neglect on our part.
- 513. ~ye~: a dative. See note on l. 216.
- 519. ~such there be~. See note on l. 12 for this indicative use of _be_.
- 523. ~witcheries~, enchantments.
- 535. ~Hecate~: see l. 135.
- 536. ~bowers~: see note, l. 45.
- 543. ~sat me down~: see note, l. 61.
- 549. ~wonted~: see note, l. 332.
- 570. ~mine ear~: see note, l. 171.
- 572. ~certain signs~: see l. 644.
- 575. ~such two~: two persons of such and such description.
- 578. ~sprung~: see note, l. 256.
- 581. ~triple knot~, a three-fold alliance of Night, Shades, and Hell.
- 585. ~safely~, confidently. ~period~, sentence.
- 590. ~enthralled~, enslaved. Comp. l. 1022.
- 591. ~which ... harm~, which the Evil Power intended to be most harmful.
- 602. ~for~, as regards. ~let ... girt~, though he be surrounded.
- 609. ~venturous~, ready to venture. See note, l. 79.
- 617. ~As to make this relation~, _i.e._ as to be able to tell this.
- 623. ~beg me sing~: see note, l. 304.
- 626. ~scrip~, wallet.
- 630. ~me~, _i.e._ for me: the ethic dative.
- 668. ~here be all~. See note, l. 12.
- 669. ~fancy can beget~: comp. _Il Pens._ 6.
- 673. ~his~ = its: see note, l. 96.
- 674. ~syrups~: Arab, _shar{=a}b_, a drink, wine.
- 687. ~mortal frailty~, _i.e._ weak mortals: abstract for concrete.
- 694. ~aspects~: accent on final syllable.
- 709. ~the~: here used generically.
- 715. ~set~, _i.e._ she set. The pronominal subject is omitted.
- 717. ~To deck~: infinitive of purpose.
- 718. ~in her own loins~, _i.e._ in the bowels of the earth.
- 722. ~frieze~, coarse woollen cloth.
- 729. ~strangled~, suffocated.
- 732. ~o'erfraught~: see note, l. 355.
- 747. ~most~, as many as possible.
- 755. ~advised~. Contrast with 'Advice,' l. 108.
- 756. Lines 756-761 are not addressed to Comus.
- 757. ~but that~: were it not that.
- 765. ~Means ... to the good~: intends ... for the good.
- 800. ~She fables not~: she speaks truly. This line is alliterative.
- 801. ~set off~: comp. _Lyc._ 80, "_set off_ to the world."
- 806. ~Come, no more!~ Comus now addresses the lady.
- 832. ~his~ = its: see note, l. 96.
- 841. ~quick immortal change~: comp. l. 10.
- 847. ~vialed~, contained in _phials_.
- 853. ~clasping charm~: see l. 613, 660.
- 857. ~This will I try~, _i.e._ to invoke her rightly in song.
- 871. ~hoary Nereus~: see note, l. 835.
- 887. ~bridle in~, _i.e._ restrain.
- 888. ~have~: subjunctive after _till_, as frequently in Milton.
- 916. ~Next~: an adverb modifying 'touch.'
- 921. ~Amphitrite~: the wife of Neptune (Poseidon) and goddess of the Sea.
- 945. ~gloomy covert wide~: see note, l. 207.
- 952. ~jigs~, lively dances.
- 965. ~lawns ... leas~. On 'lawn,' see note, l. 568: a 'lea' is a meadow.
- 967. ~ye~: see note, l. 216.
- 1007. ~among~: preposition governing 'gods.'
- 1008. ~make~: subjunctive after 'till.' Its nominative is 'consent.'
- INDEX TO THE NOTES.
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E.
- F.
- G.
- H.
- I.
- J.
- K.
- L.
- M.
- N.
- O.
- P.
- Plighted, 301
- Q.
- R.
- S.
- T.
- U.
- V.
- W.
- Y.
- GLASGOW: PRINTED BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.