1293. Faciebat… m.dcc.lxxxxv: Made by John Bacon, sculptor, in the year of Christ 1795.
1294. laudari… viro: ‘To be praised by one whom all men praise.’
1295. vivida vis: Lively force.
1296. Olla Podrida: The Olla Podrida was a periodical published at Oxford in 1787.
1297. of him… much will be required: Luke 12:48.
1298. If in this life… miserable: Cf. 1 Corinthians 15:19.