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Canto XXIII
v。 9。 My lips。＇ Psalm ii。 15。
v。 20。 The eyes。＇ Compare Ovid； Metam。 1。 viii。 801
v。 26。 When Mary。＇ Josephus； De Bello Jud。 1。 vii。 c。 xxi。 p。 954
Ed Genev。 fol。 1611。 The shocking story is well told
v。 27。 Rings。＇ In this habit Met I my father with his bleeding rings
Their precious stones new lost。 Shakespeare； Lear； a。 5。 s。 3
v。 28。 Who reads the name。＇ 〃He； who pretends to distinguish the
letters which form OMO in the features of the human face； 〃might easily
have traced out the M on their emaciated countenances。〃 The temples；
nose； and forehead are supposed to represent this letter； and the eyes the
two O's placed within each side of it。
v。 44。 Forese。＇ One of the brothers of Piccarda； she who is again
spoken of in the next Canto； and introduced in the Paradise； Canto III。
V。 72。 If the power。＇ 〃If thou didst delay thy repentance to the last；
when thou hadst lost the power of sinning； how happens it thou art arrived
here so early？〃
v。 76。 Lower。＇ In the Ante…Purgatory。 See Canto II。
v。 80。 My Nella。＇ The wife of Forese。
v。 87。 The tract most barb'rous of Sardinia's isle。＇ The Barbagia is
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part of Sardinia； to which that name was given； on account of the
uncivilized state of its inhabitants； who are said to have gone nearly naked。
v。 91。 The' unblushing domes of Florence。＇ Landino's note exhibits
a curious instance of the changeableness of his countrywomen。 He even
goes beyond the acrimony of the original。 〃In those days；〃 says the
commentator； 〃no less than in ours； the Florentine ladies exposed the neck
and bosom； a dress； no doubt； more suitable to a harlot than a matron。 But；
as they changed soon after； insomuch that they wore collars up to the chin；
covering the whole of the neck and throat； so have I hopes they will
change again； not indeed so much from motives of decency； as through
that fickleness； which pervades every action of their lives。〃
v。 97。 Saracens。＇ 〃This word； during the middle ages； was
indiscriminately applied to Pagans and Mahometans； in short； to all
nations （except the Jew's） who did not profess Christianity。〃 Mr。 Ellis's
specimens of Early English Metrical Romances； vol。 i。 page 196； a note。
Lond。 8vo。 1805。
Canto XXIV
v。 20。 Buonaggiunta。＇ Buonaggiunta Urbiciani； of Lucca。 〃There is
a canzone by this poet； printed in the collection made by the Giunti； （p。
209；）。land a sonnet to Guido Guinicelli in that made by Corbinelli； （p 169；）
from which we collect that he lived not about 1230； as Quadrio supposes；
（t。 ii。 p。 159；） but towards the end of the thirteenth century。 Concerning；
other poems by Buonaggiunta； that are preserved in MS。 in some libraries；
Crescimbeni may be consulted。〃 Tiraboschi； Mr。 Matthias's ed。 v。 i。 p。 115。
v。 23。 He was of Tours。＇ Simon of Tours became Pope； with the
title of Martin IV in 1281 and died in 1285。
v。 29。 Ubaldino。＇ Ubaldino degli Ubaldini； of Pila； in the Florentine
territory。
v。 30。 Boniface。＇ Archbishop of Ravenna。 By Venturi he is
called Bonifazio de Fieschi； a Genoese； by Vellutello； the son of the above；
mentioned Ubaldini and by Laudino Francioso； a Frenchman。
v。 32。 The Marquis。＇ The Marchese de' Rigogliosi； of Forli。
v。 38。 gentucca。＇ Of this lady it is thought that our Poet became
enamoured during his exile。 v。 45。 Whose brow no wimple shades yet。＇
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〃Who has not yet assumed the dress of a woman。〃
v。 46。 Blame it as they may。＇ See Hell； Canto XXI。 39。
v。 51。 Ladies； ye that con the lore of love。＇Donne ch' avete intelletto
d'amore。The first verse of a canzone in our author's Vita Nuova。
v。 56。 The Notary。＇ Jucopo da Lentino； called the Notary； a poet of
these times。 He was probably an Apulian： for Dante； （De Vulg。 Eloq。 I。 i。
c 12。） quoting a verse which belongs to a canzone of his published by the
Giunti； without mentioning the writer's name； terms him one of 〃the
illustrious Apulians；〃 praefulgentes Apuli。 See Tiraboschi； Mr。 Matthias's
edit。 vol。 i。 p。 137。 Crescimbeni （1。 i。 Della Volg。 Poes p。 72。 4to。 ed。
1698） gives an extract from one of his poems； printed in Allacci's
Collection； to show that the whimsical compositions called 〃Ariette 〃 are
not of modern invention。
v。 56。 Guittone。＇ Fra Guittone； of Arezzo； holds a distinguished
place in Italian literature； as besides his poems printed in the collection of
the Giunti； he has left a collection of letters； forty in number； which afford
the earliest specimen of that kind of writing in the language。 They were
published at Rome in 1743； with learned illustrations by Giovanni Bottari。
He was also the first who gave to the sonnet its regular and legitimate
form； a species of composition in which not only his own countrymen； but
many of the best poets in all the cultivated languages of modern Europe；
have since so much delighted。
Guittone； a native of Arezzo； was the son of Viva di Michele。 He was
of the order of the 〃 Frati Godenti；〃 of which an account may be seen in
the Notes to Hell； Canto XXIII。 In the year 1293； he founded a
monastery of the order of Camaldoli； in Florence； and died in the
following year。 Tiraboschi； Ibid。 p。 119。 Dante； in the Treatise de Vulg。
Eloq。 1。 i。 c。 13； and 1。 ii。 c。 6。； blames him for preferring the plebeian to
the mor courtly style； and Petrarch twice places him in the company of our
Poet。 Triumph of Love； cap。 iv。 and Son。 Par。 See 〃Sennuccio mio〃
v。 63。 The birds。＇ Hell； Canto V。 46； Euripides； Helena； 1495； and
Statius； Theb。 1。 V。 12。 v。 81。 He。＇ Corso Donati was suspected of
aiming at the sovereignty of Florence。 To escape the fury of his fellow
citizens； he fled away on horseback； but failing； was overtaken and slain；
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A。D。 1308。 The contemporary