In Relation to Boyd

• Attention to the interaction of wind with the boughs of the trees
• The birds are not mentioned until later in the canto
• Use of “me” in place of “I” –“me had carried my slow pace
• Wood is described as “antique”
• Location of the stream is defined as specifically “to the left”
• In addition to being described as “beautiful”, Wistach notes how the stream is free of substances that “dim and stain”
• Describes the woman’s voice as “wrapping around him”

In Relation to Langdon

• Goldenness of the sun is described in addition to the greenery of the forest
• Flowers on the opposite side of the water are not initially described in terms of colour, but are compared to “sunset skies”
• Nectars of the forest are still used to reference poets, but they are specified to be Parnassian, a group originating from France
• Delcasti psalm is quoted rather than mentioned