# Endnotes explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by John Keats.

## What happens

The endnotes provide brief references to a Spectator article on laced coffee and to Bayle's Dictionary regarding Cham as the inventor of magic, with a note that Lucy copied a long Latin note from that work.

## Key lines

> Mr. Nisby is of opinion that laced coffee is bad for the head.

Mr. Nisby believes that coffee with alcohol is harmful to one's mental faculties.

_This quote from The Spectator reflects 18th-century concerns about the effects of adulterated beverages._

> Cham is said to have been the inventor of magic. Lucy learnt this from Bayle’s Dictionary, and had copied a long Latin note from that work.

According to Bayle's Dictionary, Cham is credited with inventing magic; Lucy studied this and transcribed an extensive Latin note from the source.

_This note indicates Lucy's scholarly engagement with esoteric and historical topics._

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