du temps d'aujourd'hui, 'of the présent time

Notes. 85

VII. LE RAT DE VILLE ET LE RAT DES CHAMPS, ^sop's Fable 297. We hâve given this fable solely because it is one of the best known, and not because we think it one of the best. In our opinion it is a very poor imitation, especially when compared with the delightful manner in which Horace bas given it. Satires Lib. II. vi. line 79.

Line 4. reliefs, 'scraps'.