l'âne même 'the ass himself

12. c'est mourir deux fois que souffrir tes atteintes = souffrir tes atteintes c'est mourir deux fois. This is a very frequently used construction iu French. C'est mourir deux fois 'is to suflfer two deatbs'.

XXXIII. PHILOMÈLE ET PROGNE. JSsop's fables 10. This fable, which in .Ji^sop is very simple, bas been treated of by Balerius under the same title as iEsop's fable, namely 'ATf]8tov xal

XeXiScùv, 'the nightingale and tlie swallow'. The legend of Philomela aud Progne is as foUows. Philomela was the daughter of Pandio king of Athens. She had a sister named Progne who had married Tereus king of Thrace. The two sisters had thus been separated, and as Tereus's wife was coustantly pining after her sister Philomela she, at last, prevailed upon him to go and fetch her. Tereus acceded to her wish and set out for Attica. He obtained permission from Pandiou to take Philomela with him, but soon became enamonred of her. He contrived to dismiss the guards Pandion had sent to watch him, and offered violence to Philomela. He then eut ofiF her longue that she might not be able to speak of his brutal conduct, left her in a lonely place, returned to Thrace and told Progne that Philomela had died on the way. However, a year had scarcely elapsed when Philomela, who had represented the story of her misfortunes in tapestry, managed to hâve her work conveyed to Progne who received it just as she was going to celebrate the Bacchanalian festival. She concealed her wrath, but she availed herself of the liberty enjoyed by ail during the festival, and sought out her sister whom she succeeded in finding and delivering. Then the two sisters resolved to avenge themselves. Progne murdered her son Hylus, and had him served up as food before her husband during the festival. Tereus asked for his son, during the repast. In answer to his request Progne informed him that he was just now feeding upon his son, and to leave no doubt in his mind, Philomela appeared and threw before Tereus the head of Hylus. The incensed monarch drew his sword and was about to slay the two sisters when, at that very instant, Progne was changed into a swallow, Philomela into a nightingale, Tereus into a hoopoe and Hylus into a pheasant.

Line 16. Venez faire aux cités éclater leurs merveilles, 'come and display their wonders in the cities'.

- 18. Térée = 'Tereus".