tenta. — " Approached

1. 15. avant que. — Takes the subjunctive invariably in our day, though in older French it took the indicative when there was no doubt expressed. It is one of those cases in which analogy has prevailed over reason.

1. 17. die lui disputait, etc. — " It contended with hini for what, etc."

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1. 18. Il renonça, etc. — " SorrowfuUy he again gave up trying."