28 93. Cadmus. He was the son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia. His sister Europa had been carried off by Jupiter and he suffered from the consequent jealousy of Juno. While searching for his sister he founded Thebes, with the aid of Minerva, and was its first king. The legend of Cadmus indicates the introduction of written language from the East, the Theban city was. Compare "_Ilium fuit_" of Virgil, Aeneid, Bk. II., 325. 30 153. Our arms shall plead the titles of our love. We will make good our right to love by strife in arms. 31 165. pawn. Pledge,i.e., each has pledged his faith. 31 182. hopes. Hopes for, syncope. 32 196. foin. To thrust with a weapon, a term used in fencing. 32 228. lively. Bright, like the living green of vegetation. 32 329. the tuneful cry. Compare _Midsummer Night's Dream,_ Act IV., Sc. I. 33 232. goddess of the silver bow. Diana, goddess of the chase,--her symbol, the crescent moon; hence the silver bow. 33 237. forth-right. Straight forward; an archaism. 33 245. strook. Archaic for struck. 33 258. listed field. A field properly arranged for a tournament. 35 313. quire. Group. This is the proper spelling, not choir; see Bk. I., v. 41. 35 314. contended maid. The maid contended for. 36 344, 347. In these verses Dryden follows Chaucer, but states the thought more forcibly. He was undoubtedly glad of the chance to slap the powers that were. 38 400. share a single bed. Two lovers cannot marry the same woman. 38 414. From out the bars. Beyond the barriers,i.e., out of the lists. 38 415. recreant. Acknowledging defeat. 39 445. degrees. With the seats raised in tiers. 39 461. myrtle wand. The myrtle was sacred to Venus. 39 465. Queen of Wight. Diana, because she was goddess of the moon. 39 467. oratories. Places for prayer. 40483. Sigils. Literally, a seal or sign; here an occult sign or mark in astrology, another evidence of Dryden's leaning toward that so-called science, for Chaucer makes no such statement here. 40 498. Idalian mount. Idalium, a town in Cyprus sacred to Venus; here, as often, confused with Mount Ida. 40 498. Citheron. Cythera, not Citheron, is the island near which Venus rose from the sea, and a famous seat of her worship. Cithaeron is a mountain in Boeotia sacred to Zeus. 41 505. Medea's charms. Medea, daughter of Aetes, king of Colchis, was a famous sorceress of antiquity. She aided Jason to get the golden fleece, and fled with him. Deserted by him, she subsequently became involved with Theseus and Hercules, eventually going to Asia. From her sprung the Medes. 41 505. Circean feasts. A mythical sorceress, who feasted mariners landed on her shores, and by charmed drinks changed them to swine. Ulysses spent a year with her, and frustrated her arts. 41 515. bare below the breast. Bare from the shoulders to a point below the breasts. 41534. scurf. Scaly matter on the surface,--scum. 42 536. knares. Knots on, a tree; an archaism. 42 544. bent. A declivity or slope.