vie trouva, E.B. 144, Obs

1. 15. gracieuse, 'graceful.' Compare in de Vigny's La Frégate La

Sérieuse,

" Quand la belle Sérieuse Pour l'Egypte appareilla, Sa figure gracieuse Avant le jour s'éveilla."

la Victoire, Nelson's ship at Trafalgar. It is now to be seen in Portsmouth harbour.

1. 17. laconiquement. The meaning comes from the short abrupt answers given by the Spartans, whose country was called Laconia.