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First Part of Double Finale: Raising the Siege of Temperance Castle [xi]. Allotted to Arthur the hero of the whole poem.

Second Part of Double Finale: Journey through Mystic perils to the Bower of Acrasia and Capture of the Enchantress [xii]. Allotted to Guyon the hero of the second Book.
The Enemies of Temperance as identified with Health.

Observe: Intemperance is made to include Intellectual as well as Moral monstrosity. [11.8—14, &c.]

Accumulation of most varied types of Intemperance and Monstrosity—especially violations of the order of Nature.
In subordination to interest of combat.

The Outer Meaning and the Allegorical coalesce in a sort of riot of the Imagination.