[37] The stanza of the Sestina, as we know, both Dante and Petrarch took from Arnaut Daniel, whom the latter calls— ‘Fra tutti il primo Arnaldo Daniello Gran maestro d’amor.’ [38] _Opere Minori_, ed. Fraticelli, ii. 212. [39] In this, as in all other cases, the expression of the ‘Leys d’Amors’ has been used in measuring verses, which, besides being more appropriate for the _langue d’oc_, seems also the more logical. [40] Clarratz is evidently a mistake; very likely it should be read clartatz = clarté. [41] Dieresis probably, where it occurs in this treatise, is always a misreading for diesis, which is the proper term for what Dante means. [42] _Canzoniere_, ed. Giuliani, p. 227. [43] The meaning of the word coda in modern music is not exactly the same as the one here given by Dante, but might well be derived from it. LONDON: PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET [Illustration]