Myt

[Tom Dolack]

Hello all:
Quick question that I haven't been able to answer fully through the
regular channels. In Mandel'shtam's translation of Petrarch's sonnet
#301 I come across these lines:
Где я ищу следов красы и чести,
Исчезнувшей, как сокол после мыта,
Оставив тело в аемляной постели.
(full text available here: http://www.vekperevoda.com/1855/omandel.htm -
last stanza of first poem listed)
My question is this: what exactly is "myt"? My closest guess is a sort
of animal disease, although it would appear that mostly horses get
"myt," and not birds. This would however make sense in context and is at
least somewhat close to the original where Laura ascends to heaven
leaving her body behind. 
Can anyone be more specific or give me a decent translation? Please
respond off-list to tdolack at uoregon.edu
Spasibo zaranee!
Tom
Tom Dolack
Comparative Literature
U of Oregon
tdolack at uoregon.edu 

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