spirituel, hère animât éd

1. 32. éckarpe, a scarf (O. F. escharpe, escherpe), is derived from the O. H. G. scherbe. It meant originally a purse or bag hung round a pilgrim's neck, then the belt or band from which the purse hung.

1. 33. inconstantes amours. Amour is now generally used in the masculine, except when plural; then it may be either masculine or féminine; ^^ amour au féminin," says M. Littré, " est un archaïsme."

P. 39, 1. 17. comme Je les ai vaincus dans Tunis. Tunis (L. Tunes), a city built near the spot where Carthage formerly stood. Alphonso completely defeated the king of Tunis in 1427.

1. 26. Titus Livius (b. c. 59— a. d. 19), a celebrated Latin historian.

P. 40, 1. 5. fléau, scourge (O. Y.flaeï), from the L. flag:Uum. It means also a flaU.

1. 14. janissaires, from the Turkish jenitchcri, new militia,