294. Ashes and dust: Explain the metaphor. Compare with "sackcloth
and ashes." See _Esther_ iv, 3; _Jonah_ iii, 6; _Job_ ii, 8.
300, 301. The figurative character of the lines is emphasized by the
word "soul" at the end. The miracle of Cana seems to have been in the
poet's mind.
304, 305. The leper is transfigured and Christ himself appears in the
vision of the sleeping Sir Launfal.
307. The Beautiful Gate: "The gate of the temple which is called
Beautiful," where Peter healed the lame man. (_Acts_ iii, 2.)