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First Part of Double Finale: Raising the Siege of Temperance Castle [xi]. Allotted to Arthur the hero of the whole poem. Second Part of Double Finale: Journey through Mystic perils to the Bower of Acrasia and Capture of the Enchantress [xii]. Allotted to Guyon the hero of the second Book.
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The Enemies of Temperance as identified with Health. Observe: Intemperance is made to include Intellectual as well as Moral monstrosity. [11.8—14, &c.] Accumulation of most varied types of Intemperance and Monstrosity—especially violations of the order of Nature.
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In subordination to interest of combat. The Outer Meaning and the Allegorical coalesce in a sort of riot of the Imagination.
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