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4. 8. XII. 12. ALil. 1. 5-7. 10. II. XIV. ro. 6. 7. 8, 1[T, IV. 14, Runs amok. — Maddened by drink, these wretches run wildly through the streets, slaying all they meet until they themselves are slain, Only the gospel of Christ can save such. Yataghan. — The Afghan sword. The writer is evidently thinking of the ‘' Besse- mer converter ”, ‘“ The comedy is finished ”. A reference to Hamlet and the Players. Reference to Keats’ Belle Dame sans Merci. Blood-bought bastards. — Christians! O Saviour! what didst Thou come to save? Quoted from Arnold’s Song Celestial, Quoted from a magical Coptic papyrus. THE INITIATION This shocking sonnet awakes pity and disgust in equal proportions. If even then they had only turned to the “ Great Physician! ” But no! ‘ God hardened Pharach’s heart ”. Alas! no doubt that the reference is to our blessed Lordand Master, The barren fig-tree has been no doubt a stumbling-block to many weak souls. But the fig tree has here a Vin VI. VIL 33. IX. 9. 10, AIL. 1, AIT, deeper signification in its reference to certain loathsome forms of disease, and it is a symbol of lust, See Rosenbaum’s “ Plague of Lust ” Swollen neck. — A superstition of the an- cients was that the neck swelled on the bridal night, and virginity was tested by the propor- tion of the skull and the neck. See Bever- land “ Draped Virginity ”. Poor, poor deluded victims of Satan! If they only knew the holy joy of even the least of Jesu’s lambs! Bull’s blood. — Supposed to be a poison by the ancients. Thus Themistocles is said to have died. Cypress. — Symbol of death. Acacia. — Symbol of resurrection, The poppy-fields. — They killed themselves with laudanum. Yahoos. — See Swift’s Voyage to Laputa, It is to be feared that the mad Dean intended to satirize mankind, the race for which the Lord of Giory died! Xalpere, vixduev, Rejoice, we conquer. It si really very extraordinary how Satan's blind- ness and fury possess them to the very end. Even as they died, maybe one fervent cry of repentance to the dear Saviour of all men would have been heard, and the gates of