Bellart. Cf. note to Le Juge de Charenton

1. 48. vous fêtez l'Empereur ! The 15th of August is the feast of the ' Assomption,' celebrated with much solemnity in France since the reign of Louis XIII. Napoleon I (born on August 15, 1769) had chosen this day for that of his own 'fête,' kept as a national holiday.

1. 54. Mon bouquet a trois couleurs. In 18 17 the Indépendant was suppressed by the authorities for an article on the ' Salon' of that year, describing the portrait of a child holding some blue flowers. This was taken to be an allusion to the ' Roi de Rome ' or ' Duc de Reichstadt.' The portrait was really that of a Bavarian child. The mistake was acknowledged in due course, and the paper allowed to appear again under the new title of Constitutionnel.

Les Étoiles qui filent. (Page 58.)

Written in January, 1820.

1. 7. cette étoile qui ûle. 'Une étoile filante,' or 'étoile qui file,' is a shooting-star.