FOOTNOTES

[1] To him is attributed the saying, ‘A great book is a great evil.’

[2] ‘The Bird of the Nile’ in satirical allusion to Apollonius’ birthplace being beside that river.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

Alterations to the text:

[Book I, l. 1263] Change “In fury in flung to the earth the pine...” to he.

[Book IV] Add missing line numbers: 20 to “And there had the maiden beyond...”, and 1170 to “So soon as the dawn with her...”.

[Book IV, l. 754] Change “Tidings to her, whan she spied...” to when.

Note: minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. Arês/Ares, Lêto/Leto, Tritônis/Tritonis, etc.) were left as-is.

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