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Italians call accidia； from the Greek word。 ＇GREEK HERE＇
Canto XVIII
v。 1。 The teacher ended。＇ Compare Plato； Protagoras； v。 iii。 p。 123。
Bip。 edit。 ＇GREEK HERE＇ Apoll。 Rhod。 1。 i。 513； and Milton； P。 L。 b。
viii。 1。 The angel ended； &c。
v。 23。 Your apprehension。＇ It is literally； 〃Your apprehensive
faculty derives intention from a thing really existing； and displays the
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intention within you； so that it makes the soul turn to it。〃 The
commentators labour in explaining this； and whatever sense they have
elicited may； I think； be resolved into the words of the translation in the
text。
v。 47。 Spirit。＇ The human soul； which differs from that of brutes；
inasmuch as； though united with the body； it has a separate existence of its
own。 v。 65。 Three men。＇ The great moral philosophers among the
heathens。
v。 78。 A crag。＇ I have preferred the reading of Landino； scheggion；
〃crag；〃 conceiving it to be more poetical than secchion； 〃bucket；〃 which is
the common reading。 The same cause； the vapours； which the
commentators say might give the appearance of increased magnitude to
the moon； might also make her seem broken at her rise。
v。 78。 Up the vault。＇ The moon passed with a motion opposite to
that of the heavens； through the constellation of the scorpion； in which the
sun is； when to those who are in Rome he appears to set between the isles
of Corsica and Sardinia。
v。 84。 Andes。＇ Andes； now Pietola； made more famous than Mantua
near which it is situated； by having been the birthplace of Virgil。
v。 92。 Ismenus and Asopus。＇ Rivers near Thebes
v。 98。 Mary。＇ Luke； c i。 39； 40
v。 99。 Caesar。＇ See Lucan； Phars。 I。 iii。 and iv； and Caesar de Bello
Civiii； I。 i。 Caesar left Brutus to complete the siege of Marseilles； and
hastened on to the attack of Afranius and Petreius； the generals of Pompey；
at Ilerda （Lerida） in Spain。
v。 118。 abbot。＇ Alberto； abbot of San Zeno in Verona； when
Frederick I was emperor； by whom Milan was besieged and reduced to
ashes。
v。 121。 There is he。＇ Alberto della Scala； lord of Verona； who had
made his natural son abbot of San Zeno。
v。 133。 First they died。＇ The Israelites； who； on account of their
disobedience； died before reaching the promised land。
v。 135。 And they。＇ Virg Aen。 1。 v。
Canto XIX
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v。 1。 The hour。＇ Near the dawn。
v。 4。 The geomancer。＇ The geomancers； says Landino； when they
divined； drew a figure consisting of sixteen marks； named from so many
stars which constitute the end of Aquarius and the beginning of Pisces。
One of these they called 〃the greater fortune。〃
v。 7。 A woman's shape。＇ Worldly happiness。 This allegory
reminds us of the 〃Choice of Hercules。〃
v。 14。 Love's own hue。＇ A smile that glow'd Celestial rosy red； love's
proper hue。 Milton； P。 L。 b。 viii。 619
facies pulcherrima tune est Quum porphyriaco variatur candida rubro
Quid color hic roseus sibi vult？ designat amorem： Quippe amor est igni
similis； flammasque rubentes Ignus habere solet。 Palingenii Zodiacus
Vitae； 1。 xii。
v。 26。 A dame。＇ Philosophy。
v。 49。 Who mourn。＇ Matt。 c。 v。 4。
v。 72。 My soul。＇ Psalm cxix。 5
v。 97。 The successor of Peter Ottobuono； of the family of Fieschi
Counts of Lavagna； died thirty…nine days after he became Pope； with the
title of Adrian V； in 1276。
v。 98。 That stream。＇ The river Lavagna； in the Genoese territory。
v。 135。 nor shall be giv'n in marriage。＇ Matt。 c。 xxii。 30。 〃Since in
this state we neither marry nor are given in marriage； I am no longer the
spouse of the church； and therefore no longer retain my former dignity。
v。 140。 A kinswoman。＇ Alagia is said to have been the wife of the
Marchese Marcello Malaspina； one of the poet's protectors during his exile。
See Canto VIII。 133。
Canto XX
v。 3。 I drew the sponge。＇ 〃I did not persevere in my inquiries from
the spirit though still anxious to learn more。〃 v。 11。 Wolf。＇ Avarice。
v。 16。 Of his appearing。＇ He is thought to allude to Can Grande
della Scala。 See Hell； Canto I。 98。
v。 25。 Fabricius。＇ Compare Petrarch； Tr。 della Fama； c。 1。
Un Curio ed un Fabricio； &c。
v。 30。 Nicholas。＇ The story of Nicholas is； that an angel having
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revealed to him that the father of a family was so impoverished as to
resolve on exposing the chastity of his three daughters to sale； he threw in
at the window of their house three bags of money； containing a sufficient
portion for each of them。 v。 42。 Root。＇ Hugh Capet； ancestor of Philip
IV。 v。 46。 Had Ghent and Douay； Lille and Bruges power。＇ These cities
had lately been seized by Philip IV。 The spirit is made to imitate the
approaching defeat of the French army by the Flemings； in the battle of
Courtrai； which happened in 1302。 v。 51。 The slaughter's trade。＇ This
reflection on the birth of his ancestor induced Francis I to forbid the
reading of Dante in his dominions Hugh Capet； who came to the throne of
France in 987； was however the grandson of Robert； who was the brother
of Eudes； King of France in 888。
v。 52。 All save one。＇ The posterity of Charlemagne； the second race
of French monarchs； had failed； with the exception of Charles of Lorraine
who is said； on account of the melancholy temper of his mind； to have
always clothed himself in black。 Venturi suggest that Dante may have
confounded him with Childeric III the last of the Merosvingian； or first；
race； who was deposed and made a monk in 751。
v。 57。 My son。＇ Hugh Capet caused his son Robert to be crowned
at Orleans。
v。 59。 The Great dower of Provence。＇ Louis IX； and his brother
Ch