• Whom the wind drives , the Wanton, Canto V , and whom the rain doth beat , the Gluttonous, Canto VI . ↩
• And who encounter with such bitter tongues , the Prodigal and Avaricious, Canto VII . ↩
• The Ethics of Aristotle, VII i :⁠— “After these things, making another beginning, it must be observed by us that there are three species of things which are to be avoided in manners, viz. Malice, Incontinence, and Bestiality.” ↩
• The Physics of Aristotle, Book II . ↩
• Genesis 1:28:⁠— “And God said unto them. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it.” ↩
• Gabrielle Rossetti, in the “Comento Analitico” of his edition of the Divina Commedia , quotes here the lines of Florian:⁠— “Nous ne recevons l’existence Qu’afin de travailler pour nous, ou pour autrui: De ce devoir sacre quiconque se dispense Est puni par la Providence, Par le besoin, ou par l’ennui.” ↩
• The constellation Pisces precedes Aries, in which the sun now is. This indicates the time to be a little before sunrise. It is Saturday morning. ↩