qui pût remplir : why the subjunctive

7. d'un martyr : distinguish between /<? wa/'/yr, 'martyr, 'and le martyre, ' martyrdom. '

,, 28. Siméon, the Patriarch of Jérusalem, had been cruelly used by Sukmân, the émir ruling for Malek-Schah. He had been thrown into a dungeon and a very heavy ransom demanded for his rclease. After the council ofChalcedon (451), Jérusalem was made an independent patriarchate.

,, 29. lui méritèrent: mériter quelque chose à quelqtiun, ' to win something for somebody. '

,, 31. le cœur ulcéré: absolute participial constr. in French ; Engl. préposition 'with.' Cf. p. 96, 1. 17.

8. 2. O le . . : notice the use of the definite article, with vocative,

in faniiiiar speech mostly (cf. hé, l'ami! un petit mot, s'il vous plaît !) — hère in solemu address.

,, 17. pape: the position of the Pojje, who was nominally Bishop of Rome, was one of great power. It had -been widely cxtended imder Gregory the Great, and Gregory VIT. (llildebrand). Pope 1073-85, used it with the idea of subduing the world by a spiritual army. In 1074 he addrcssed a Ictter to the faithful, beseeching them to move against the Seljukian Turks. His successor, Victor III., sought to stir up the same feeling. Victor was succeeded by Urban II., Poi^e 1088-99.

,, princes de l'Europe: Philip I. of France, Henry IV. of Germany, Alphonso VI. of Spain, Alexius, the Greek Empcror.

,, 22. un jour que . ., 'one day ivhen . .' Notice this use of que (or oi/) instead oî quand after a word expressing time.

,, 25. cours annoncer . ., ' run ««(/ announce . .'

,, 31. saint Pierre : St. Peter was joint-foundcr of the Church at Rome, where he suffercd martyrdom.

Notes 1 1 1

Page LiNE 9. 4. applaudit à son dessein, ' approved of .

aj'jiUiudir aux aclcins, aux comédiens.

s il faisait cette bonne action, tout le monde lui applaudirait. In both cases also with accus. —

applaudir un acteur.

chacun l'a applaudi d'une si bonne action (Ace. )

applaudir un discours.

Applaudir takes generally the accus, when the «bject is a pcrson, tlie dative whcn it is a thing.