résoudre, 'cancel it

16. intérêts, 'damages', that is damages against the bear (on ne dit pas un mot) 'were not spoken of.

19. tieyit son vent, 'holds his breath'. 23. donna dans ce panneau 'fell into that snare'. 36. serre is not the proper word to use. Only the talons of birds of prey are called serres.

LVI. L'ANE VETU DE LA PEAU DU LION, ^sop's fables 336. Avienus 5.

Line 3. sans vertu = sans courage. The word vertu bas hère the force of the Latin virtns.