line and the line
following.

[6.] Kirk, church.

[7.] The Sun came up upon the left. This would be the case if a vessel
were going from England, for instance, toward the equator; and each day
the sun would be more nearly overhead.

[8.] And now there came both mist and snow. They were nearing the
south pole.

[9.] Clifts, clefts, cracks.

[10.] Ken, discern.

[11.] Swound, swoon, fainting fit.

[12.] Albatross. The albatross, the largest of sea birds, is found
chiefly in the southern hemisphere, and because of its strength in
flight is often seen far from land.

[13.] Thorough, through.

[14.] Shroud. The shrouds are sets of ropes which serve as stays for
the masts of a vessel.

[15.] Vespers nine, _i.e._ nine evenings. _Vesper_ and _Hesperus_ are
names given to the evening star, especially to the planet Venus when it
appears in the west soon after sunset. Consult the dictionary for
other meanings of the word _vesper_.

[16.] Whiles, meanwhile.

[17.] The Sun now rose upon the right. This indicates that the vessel
had turned about and was going northward. The poet says in his notes
that she soon entered the Pacific Ocean.

[18.] Nor dim nor red, etc. The sun now rose clear and bright, and not
dim or red, as when seen through mist or fog; and the sailors justified
the Mariner, thinking that by his act the fog had been dispersed.
Uprist means _uprose_.

[19.] The furrow followed free, i.e. the track, or wake, left by the
ship appeared to be gladly following her.

[20.] That silent sea. The vessel had reached the equator.

[21.] Death-fires. There is a superstition that death is sometimes
foreshadowed by death-fires or fetch-lights. In this instance the
fires presaged the death of the sailors.

[22.] The spirit that plagued us so. This was "the lonesome spirit
from the south pole," who was seeking revenge for the death of the
albatross.

[23.] I wist, I knew.

[24.] Agape, with mouths open as though surprised.

[25.] Gramercy (from the French _grand-merci_), an exclamation formerly
used to denote thankfulness with surprise.

[26.] To work us weal, to do us good.

[27.] Straight, straightway, immediately.

[28.] The Sun was flecked with bars. The frame of the skeleton ship
showed clearly against the setting sun as she passed before it.

[29.] Heaven's Mother, the Virgin Mary.

[30.] Gossameres, gossamers, cobwebs.

[31.] The Nightmare Life-in-Death. In this strange being