13:31. Jove.
"The bird of Jove, stooped from his airy tour.
Two birds of gayest plume before him drove."
—Milton, Paradise Lost.
13:36. Wings.
"Around, around in ceaseless circles wheeling
With clang of wings and scream, the eagle sailed."
—Shelley, The Revolt of Islam.
"Whilst with their clang the air resounds." —Wordsworth, Excursion.
14:6. Walk.
"In gliding state she wins her easy way."
—Gray, Progress of Poesy.
14:18. Paphos. A city in Cyprus. 14:20. Sabæan incense. Arabian frankincense.
"Sabean odoures, from the spicy shore Of Arabie the blest." —Milton, Paradise Lost.
14:37. Bees.
"All hands employ'd the royal work grows warm:
Like labouring bees on a long summer's day.
Some sound the trumpet for the rest to swarm,
And some on bells of tasted lilies play;
With glewy wax some new foundation lay
Of virgin combs, which from the roof are hung;
Some arm'd within doors upon duty stay,
Or tend the sick, or educate the young."
—Dryden, Annus Mirabilis.
15:18. Sidon. Tyre and Sidon were the chief cities of Phœnicia. Adjectives formed from them are used interchangeably with Phœnician and Carthaginian for the sake of variety or to meet metrical requirements.
