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purpose of the verse。
v。 91。 The Emperor Rodolph。＇ See the last Canto； v。 104。 He died
in 1291。
v。 95。 That country。＇ Bohemia。
v。 97。 Ottocar。＇ King of Bohemia； was killed in the battle of
Marchfield； fought with Rodolph； August 26； 1278。 Winceslaus II。 His
son；who succeeded him in the kingdom of Bohemia。 died in 1305。 He is
again taxed with luxury in the Paradise Canto XIX。 123。
v。 101。 That one with the nose deprest。 ＇ Philip III of France； who
died in 1285； at Perpignan； in his retreat from Arragon。
v。 102。 Him of gentle look。＇ Henry of Naverre； father of Jane
married to Philip IV of France； whom Dante calls 〃mal di Francia〃 …〃
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Gallia's bane。〃
v。 110。 He so robust of limb。＇ Peter III called the Great； King of
Arragon； who died in 1285； leaving four sons； Alonzo； James； Frederick
and Peter。 The two former succeeded him in the kingdom of Arragon； and
Frederick in that of Sicily。 See G。 Villani； 1。 vii。 c。 102。 and Mariana； I。 xiv。
c。 9。 He is enumerated among the Provencal poets by Millot； Hist。 Litt。
Des Troubadours； t。 iii。 p。 150。
v。 111。 Him of feature prominent。＇ 〃Dal maschio naso〃…with the
masculine nose。〃 Charles I。 King of Naples； Count of Anjou； and brother
of St。 Lonis。 He died in 1284。 The annalist of Florence remarks； that
〃there had been no sovereign of the house of France； since the time of
Charlemagne； by whom Charles was surpassed either in military renown；
and prowess； or in the loftiness of his understanding。〃 G。 Villani； 1。 vii。 c。
94。 We shall； however； find many of his actions severely reprobated in the
twentieth Canto。
v。 113。 That stripling。＇ Either （as the old commentators suppose）
Alonzo III King of Arragon； the eldest son of Peter III who died in 1291；
at the age of 27； or； according to Venturi； Peter the youngest son。 The
former was a young prince of virtue sufficient to have justified the
eulogium and the hopes of Dante。 See Mariana； 1。 xiv。 c。 14。 v。 119。
Rarely。＇ Full well can the wise poet of Florence That hight Dante； speaken
in this sentence Lo！ in such manner rime is Dantes tale。 Full selde
upriseth by his branches smale Prowesse of man for God of his goodnesse
Woll that we claim of him our gentlenesse： For of our elders may we
nothing claime But temporal thing； that men may hurt and maime。
Chaucer； Wife of Bathe's Tale。
Compare Homer； Od。 b。 ii。 v。 276； Pindar； Nem。 xi。 48 and
Euripides； Electra； 369。
v。 122。 To Charles。＇ 〃Al Nasuto。〃 …〃Charles II King of Naples； is
no less inferior to his father Charles I。 than James and Frederick to theirs；
Peter III。〃
v。 127。 Costanza。＇ Widow of Peter III She has been already
mentioned in the third Canto； v。 112。 By Beatrice and Margaret are
probably meant two of the daughters of Raymond Berenger； Count of
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Provence； the former married to St。 Louis of France； the latter to his
brother Charles of Anjou。 See Paradise； Canto Vl。 135。 Dante therefore
considers Peter as the most illustrious of the three monarchs。
v。 129。 Harry of England。＇ Henry III。
v。 130。 Better issue。＇ Edward l。 of whose glory our Poet was
perhaps a witness； in his visit to England。
v。 133。 William； that brave Marquis。＇ William； Marquis of
Monferrat； was treacherously seized by his own subjects； at Alessandria；
in Lombardy； A。D。 1290； and ended his life in prison。 See G。 Villani； 1。 vii。
c。 135。 A war ensued between the people of Alessandria and those of
Monferrat and the Canavese。
Canto VIII
v。 6。 That seems to mourn for the expiring day。＇ The curfew tolls the
knell of parting day。 Gray's Elegy。
v。 13。 Te Lucis Ante。＇ The beginning of one of the evening hymns。
v。 36。 As faculty。＇
My earthly by his heav'nly overpower'd * * * * As with an object；
that excels the sense； Dazzled and spent。 Milton； P。 L。 b。 viii。 457。
v。 53。 Nino； thou courteous judge。＇ Nino di Gallura de' Visconti
nephew to Count Ugolino de' Gherardeschi； and betrayed by him。 See
Notes to Hell Canto XXXIII。
v。 65。 Conrad。＇ Currado Malaspina。
v。 71 My Giovanna。＇ The daughter of Nino； and wife of Riccardo da
Cammino of Trevigi。
v。 73。 Her mother。＇ Beatrice； marchioness of Este wife of Nino；
and after his death married to Galeazzo de' Visconti of Milan。
v。 74。 The white and wimpled folds。＇ The weeds of widowhood。
v。 80。 The viper。＇ The arms of Galeazzo and the ensign of the
Milanese。
v。 81。 Shrill Gallura's bird。＇ The cock was the ensign of Gallura；
Nino's province in Sardinia。 Hell； Canto XXII。 80。 and Notes。
v。 115。 Valdimagra。＇ See Hell； Canto XXIV。 144。 and Notes。
v。 133。 Sev'n times the tired sun。＇ 〃The sun shall not enter into the
constellation of Aries seven times more； before thou shalt have still better
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cause for the good opinion thou expresses〃 of Valdimagra； in the kind
reception thou shalt there meet with。〃 Dante was hospitably received by
the Marchese Marcello Malaspina； during his banishment。 A。D。 1307。
Canto IX
v。 1。 Now the fair consort of Tithonus old。＇ La concubina di Titone
antico。 So Tassoni； Secchia Rapita； c。 viii。 st。 15。 La puttanella del canuto
amante。
v。 5。 Of that chill animal。＇ The scorpion。
v。 14。 Our minds。＇ Compare Hell； Canto XXVI。 7。
v。 18。 A golden…feathered eagle。 ＇ Chaucer； in the house of Fame at
the conclusion of the first book and beginning of the second； represents
himself carried up by the 〃grim pawes〃 of a golden eagle。 Much of his
description is closely imitated from Dante。