loin. Temporal, as rarely to-day

203, 204. Seneca, Troas^ 738-41 : " Is this a person to raise up the bumed and ruined city? Shall thèse hands rebuild Troy? If Troy has hope only in him, it has no hope. Our fall has not been such that any need f ear our rise."

208. fallait. Imperfect indicative as in Latin when we should use a conditional. Pouvoir and devoir are similarly construed.

210. That is: They allège their weakness as a reason for sparing them.

211. 212. Seneca, Troas^ 277-279: **The royal anger, the ragingfoe, the noctumal victory are not to be restrained."

212. confondaient nos coups, tnade us strike promiscuous blows.

214. survive. Subjunctive. Do you expect that, etc. Cp. also 216 and 217.