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NOTES EXPL1CATIVES
Page 18, vers 21. Endormi — lulled to sleep.
" 18, " 27. Bonheur— fortune.
" 19, " 29. On ij volt — there are seen.
" 20, " 1. 0« eut dit— it might be said.
" 20, " 22. A quel point— how far.
" 21, " 17. Je noccuperai point — I will not eraploy.
" 21, " 32. II suspendit les coups qui partaient de ses mains — he held back the blows ready to fall from his hands.
" 22, " 5. II ma.rche — he sets out.
" 23, " 24. Defend aux agullons d'entroiMer le rejios — prevents the north winds from disturbing its quiet.
" 24, " 13. Se chcrchant lui-meme — retiring within himself; literally, seeking himself.
Page 27, vers 7. Les guf.rets de leurs bUs, les mers de leurs vaisseaux — the fields with their wheat, the seas with their vessels ; understood sont couvertcs, are covered, expressed in the preceding line.
" 27, " 13. Aux murs — in the walls.
" 28, " 31. Quels ressorts etqueL encliainement — what springs of action, and what combination of events.
Page 30, vers 12. Jlinsi que dans le crime est dans l aveuglement — is criminal as well as blind.
" 31 , " 29 Pen de son cceur profond ont sond6 les replis — few have sounded the dark folds of her heart.
" 32, " 11. Esclave dcs plaisirs, mats mains qu'ambitieitse — less the slave of pleasure than of ambition.
" 32, " 24. Et dont on ignorait les vertus et les vices — and whose virtues and vices were unknown.
" 33, " 5. Plomp mortel— mortal shot.
" 34, " 3. D'exemple — by his example.
" 34, " 22. Olive— olive branch.
" 35, " 10. Plus Us se dfjlaient, plus le roi savait fcindre — the more they
mistrusted, the more the king dissembled.
Page 35, vers 10. Faqannoit — accustomed.
1 35, " 21. Qu.e du del alluma la coRre — which kindled the wrath of heaven.
" 35, " 30. Qu'au fatal denouement la reine a reservte — which the queen has fixed upon for the fatal catastrophe.
" 36, " 26. Qui I'enfermc — in which he was.
" 39, " 11. Us teignent — they stain.
" 39, " 11. Regorger — overflowing. 1 39, " 32. Du fer des assassins tromp&rent les efforts — disappointed the intention of the assassins.
" 40, " 28. Les miens — mine, my people.
Page 42, vers 4. Les glaives dmoussds manqu&rent de victimes — the blunted swords (of the assassins) wanted (or had no more) victims.
" 42, " 11. Culture— education.
" 43, " 11. Elanc6— gushed out.
" 43, " 27. C'est un poids lien pesant quv.n nom trop-tot fameux — a name too early renowned is a very heavy burden.
Page 46, vers 15. Me peigruiit ennemi — Described me as an enemy.
" 46, " 19. Prechvs — protestant churches.
" 46, " 31. Sans rien mdnuger — without sparing any thing.
" 47, " 2. Ertftinlaient— brought forth.
" 47, " 2. Insigne — famous.
" 48, " 2G. Tremp&e — steeped;
" 50, " 7. II n'cn ttait plus temps — it was too late.
" 50, " 16. Prlcipitoit da peuple ou retenoit la rage — stimulated or restrained the people's fury.
" 50, " 21. Mais lorsque d'un coup d'asil il pouvoit Vaccabler — but when he might have crushed him at a motion of the eye, (that is, the least sign.)
" 51, " 3. Ibtres — Spaniards; from Iberia, ancient name of Spain.
" 51, " 16. ,1bus — grievances.
" 51, " 23. Indigne — unworthy.
" 52, " 7. Ravit— usurped.
" 52, " 18. Emlrascment — flame.
" 53, " 3. Voila qneUe est Mayenne — such is Mayenne.
" 54, " 18. Dut— was to.
Page 56, vers 9. A ses desseins flottants, il falloit un appui — his wavering purpose needed support.
" 57, " 12. Haire — hair-shirt, (worn as a penarice by monks.)
" 57, " 21. Lor rain — family of the Dukes of Lorraine.
" 59, " 21. La larbare quelle est a besoin de ses jours — the cruel goddess has too much need of his life.
" 61, " 8. Toi qu'unit uzec moi le soin de ta vengeance — thou whom solicitude for thy revenge connects with me.
" 61, " 22. Le fruit menrt en naissant — fruit dies in the blossom.
" 62, " 16. Enccnsuir — censor, (taken here as an emblem, representing the authority of the church.)
" 63, " 27. Detours — subterfuges.
" 63, " 30. Les pavots du sommeil — balmy sleep. (Pavot — poppy, a soporiferous plant.)
" 63, " 31. Muse— deceives.
" 65, " 5. Cependant quc — whilst.
" 65, " 7. Le bandeau du vulgaire — that which blindfolds the vulgar.
" 65, " 11. Se dtrobe— is hidden.
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Page 66, vers 7. Mitre — mitre, an episcopal crown.
" G8, " 21. Dais— canopy.
" 69, " 7. 11 <<tait— there was.
" 70, " 4. Plein pouvoir — plenipotence.
" 70, " 20. Brulant — burning with desire.
Page 72, vers 4. Bouches d'airain — the cannon mouth.
" 73, " 13. Solitaires— monks.
" 73, " 24. Sitcle— world.
" 74, " 17. Toutrage — offend thee.
" 76, " 16. Parots. See the note of page 63, vers 30.
" 76, " 25. Au Dieu qui serf la ligue, U faut d'autres ojfrandes — other offerings are wanted for the God whom the league serves.
" 77, " 14. Le Jfavarrois— Henry IV.
" 77, " 15. Sauvts — delivered.
" 78, " 12. Pastes — sacred records.
" 80, " 4. Fa transmetlre a ces rois I'atteinte de leitrs coups — will make their blows reach those kings.
M 80, " 14. Des prophetes menteurs tonnoit la louche impie — thundered the impious mouth of lying prophets.
" 80, " 24. Poussent un jour affreux — shot frightful light.
