aimées, ' almehs,' Egyptian dancing -girls

1. 25. liquidambar . . . libanis. The first is a species of balm ; the second is the Boswellia plant, from which frankincense is derived.

Page 191. 1. 4. sultanes jonquilles, ' olive-skinned sultanas.' 1.32. catalpas, 'catalpa-trees.' The catalpa cordifolia is a flowering tree originally found in Carolina.

1. 33. écheveaux de mousse blanche, ' tangles of white moss.' 1. 34. Derrière ce premier plan, ' behind this foreground.'

Page 192. 1. 11. fumées de rose ou cardées de soie, 'with their dusting of pink, or their silken fleeces.'

1. 17. V insurrection de la M orée. This refers to the rising of the Greeks in the Morea against Turkish rule (1769-1779).