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19 25 — Sce above, note on line l.

20 2 — Elle se prend : She accuses. (Lat. prcndere, by

regular contraction oi préndére to premVre^ 20 5 — T'excuse à ta patrie, for envers, or auprès de ta

patrie. (Lat. excusare, to free from blâme. —

Patrie, from Lat. patria \sc. terra], the native

land, the fatherland.) 20 8, 9 — Autre for nul autre. For Etym., su note, p.

20 19 — The sentence is not correct without the négative

77e after ni,

21 9 — Que: How. — Discours, for langage. [From

Lat. discu7-sus, speech, found in the Theodosian Code (5th century).]

21 12 — S'évertue : Exerts itself, strives. (Lat. virtus, courage.)

21 31 — "Je te chérirai, tout ingrat et perfide." Ellipsis for *' Je te chérirai, tout ingrat et perfide que tu sois." — Etym., chérir, to cherish, from the adj. cher, derived from Lat. car us, dear. — Ingrat, from Lat. ingratus (in, gratus), unthankful. — Perfide, from Lat. perfidus (pery négative, yfa'fj, faithfulness, honesty), faithless.

21 35 — Distraire : To dissuade. (Lat. distrahere, to pull

or tear asunder.)

22 I — Fait, for traité.

22 5 — Non plus, iox pas plus.