# Endnotes explained — The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane

> Chapter companion for The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane by Mark Rutherford.

## What happens

The endnotes provide a quotation from Gawin Douglas and a paraphrase by Dryden, offering a poetic reflection on enduring past perils and finding future good through resilience.

## Themes in this chapter

### Suffering and Resilience

The quoted passages emphasize enduring past dangers and overcoming adversity, aligning with the theme of suffering and resilience.

## Key lines

> O ze (ye) my feris (companions) and deir freyndis, quod he, Of bywent perillis not ignorant ben we, Ze have sustenit gretir dangeris unkend, Like as hereof God sall make sone ane end: The rage of Silla, that huge sweste (whirlpool) in the se Ze have eschapit and passit eik (each) have ze: The euer (pot) routand (roaring) Caribdis rokkis fell The craggis quhare monstruous Cyclopes dwell: Ze are expert: pluk up zour harts, I zou pray, This dolorous drede expell and do away. Sum tyme thereon to think may help perchance.

You, my companions and dear friends, are not ignorant of past perils; you have endured greater unknown dangers, and God will soon bring an end to this. You have escaped the rage of Scylla, that huge whirlpool in the sea, and have passed each one through the roaring rocks of Charybdis and the crags where monstrous Cyclopes dwell. You are experienced: lift up your hearts, I pray you, expel this sorrowful dread and put it away. Sometimes thinking on it may help.

_This passage from Gawin Douglas encourages companions to recall their past survival of mythical dangers as a source of courage._

> Endure and conquer! Jove will soon dispose, To future good, our past and present woes. With me, the rocks of Scylla you have tried; Th’ inhuman Cyclops, and his den defied. What greater ills hereafter can you bear! Resume your courage, and dismiss your care. An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of fate.

Endure and conquer! Jupiter will soon turn our past and present woes into future good. You have tried the rocks of Scylla with me, and defied the inhuman Cyclops and his den. What greater ills can you bear hereafter? Take up your courage again and dismiss your worry. An hour will come when you will relate your past sorrows with pleasure, as benefits of fate.

_Dryden's paraphrase reinforces the theme of resilience, promising that current suffering will be seen as beneficial in hindsight._

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