=8.= He hobbled now along a withered rill etc.
Note the quiet of the autumn spell over the secluded place, and
the onomatopœia indicating the falling of the plums and
whispering leaves; also the crying of the lonesome dog that
makes the stillness more intense and sad.
=10.= A cyclopean portal yawning sheer.
“Cyclopean portal,” Homer’s Odyssey.
=25.= Above the sunset like a stygian boat,
The boat of Charon on the Styx, the river of the underworld.