L. 1269. en would now be omitted. See note

I. 1275. s'enfle — note the grandeur of the expression. Corneille, whose " grand style " we hâve had occasion to criticise, is at his best with a thème like this. The entire passage is a magnificent exampie of dramatic narrative.

Z. 1279. abusant in sensé of trompant, as 1. 5. Note the condensed ellipsis. descendent, 'land.'

Z. 1285. Les nôtres, substantively, for ourmen. — se confondent: 'are thrown into confusion.'

Z. 1288. Avant que de : usually de with infinitive, or que with subjunctive; as 1. 887. For s'oublient, see 1. 463.

Z. 1297. leurs alfanges : ' their scimetars.' This word is supposed to be of Moorish origin. De notre sang au leur, dépends upon mélanges : ' of our blood with theirs.' vertu, in its old sensé of valor, 'manhood.'

Z. 1304. où : ' to which side.'

Z. 1308. et ne l'ai pu savoir; i. e., où le sort inclinait, 1. 1304.

Z. 1311. Et voyant ; the subject, le Maure, is found in the

io8 LE CID. [Acte IV, Se. JV, V.

preceding sentence ; but the construction is suddenly changed. Compare 1. 305.

L. 1319. Cependant que ; unusual, in the sensé oî pendant que.