But, inasmuch as consternation arises from a double fear, it may be more conveniently defined as a fear which keeps a man so bewildered and wavering, that he is not able to remove the evil.

I say bewildered, in so far as we understand his desire of removing the evil to be constrained by his amazement.

I say wavering, in so far as we understand the said desire to be constrained by the fear of another evil, which equally torments him: whence it comes to pass that he knows not, which he may avert of the two.

On this subject, see III.xxxix.note, and III.lii.note.

Concerning cowardice and daring, see III.