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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1, Poetry - Volume 1

Note 35 — STATIUS'S THEBAIS.

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"Well-known," because the Fury had before visited the Theban palace to instigate the crimes and passions of which it had been the scene. The haste with which she goes, and her preference for the terrestrial journey, even over the haunts of her own Tartarus, indicate the signal malevolence of the mission. Hence the delight she takes in it.

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