Désordres, *licentiousness

48. 25. Or {hora)t * now,' ' well,' connects what has been said with what

foUows.

49, 5. Combien d*hommes corrompus. See Molière's Tartufe.

49. 12. Combien de femmes libertines^ etc. Cf. Molière's Misanthrope,

Act iii. se. V.

49. 22. This extract is from Bourdaloue's Pcusion, his master-

pièce.

In this pièce Bourdaloue proves the divinity of Christ. His

argument is most powerful. Notice that he calb Jésus a

man until he has proved that He is God.

49. 28. Voilà ce que Dieu révélait à Saint Paul, Philipp, ii. 10.

50. 8. Fléchissent maintenant les genoux. Literal répétition of a

sentence a few lines above. It is for his powerful argumentation, not his finished style, that Bourdaloue is so remarkable.

50. 10. Et il h'*a tenu qu^à nous, and it only depended upon us, we could if we liked, // ne tient pas à moi qu'on ne scuhe P amitié que vous avez pour moi (Sévigné), * it is not my fault if the friendly feelings you entertain towards me are not known.' Qu*à cela ne tienne, * let not that be an objection.*

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