CANTO ONE: "slain/By"

[David Morris]

"slain / By the false azure in the windowpane,"
"slain / By the feigned remoteness of the windowpane,"

In both cases a deception via the windowpane causes the death.  The "false
azure" implies a painted stage set, sort of like the road-runner cartoon's
painted-on tunnels into the side of a mountain.  The "feigned remoteness" is
also a deceit, implying cognizance.  In literal terms though the death is due
to the ignorance of the waxwing and cognizance is loaded onto the windowpane
out of our sympathy for the bird.

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