L. 688-764.] NOTES

688. doi. An s may be omitted in the first and occasionally the second person singular présent indicative of verbs in r^, sr, and otr, for the sake of what is called eye-rhyme. Cp. 803, 1095, 1627.

689. Etrangère, refers to lui (690). Cp. 183. dans. Cp. 58. 697. se dispose, is being prepared,

700, 701. That is : before promising to snrrender Astyanax you should hâve realized that you were too unstable in mind to exécute your design, tantôt, i. e., in Scène IV.

703. That is : C an you fear that my anger will not overcome my love when I reflect on the outrageous ingratitude of Andromache.