I. 120. The MS. bears no date for either of the poems given

Le Lion. (MS. : ïambe iii.)

The gift of Barbier for allegory, already illustrated by the sixth stanza of La Curée, is hère shown progressing apace. It will continue to grow in the following poems, gathering in force and preciseness, and culminating in that masterpiece, the second part of U Idole.

Page 5. 1. 1 . Tai vu pendant trois jours : the same three days as in La Curée.