XL. LE RENARD ET LE BUSTE, ^sop's fable

Line 1. sont masqves de théâtre = sont comme les masques de théâtre an allusion to the practice of ancient actors who always wore masks while acting.

6. que le fait n'est que bonne mine, 'that tbere is nothing in them but a good appearance'.

XLL PAROLE DE SOCRATE. Phaîdrus Lib. IIL 9.

Line I. Socrate, 'Socrates' the celebrated Athenian philosopher who was condemned to drink the hemlock in 400. B. C. 3. les dedans, 'the inside'.