L. 32. prennent naissance: idiom, in sensé of naissent

L. 34. tant qu'a duré sa force : 'as long as his strength lasted.' ^L. 35. Ses rides, etc. This verse is censured by the Academy, m its Sentiments (see Prefatory Note), and is also parodied by Racine, Les Plaideurs, Act I. Se. 5. The somewhat infiated style of this and other passages is due not only to the taste of the âge and the romantic subject of the Play, but also, both directly and indirectly, to the Spanish original. See Introductory Note.

L. 39. do)itf heure qui pressait : ' whose pressing hour.' Note the compression of the relative clause in English. Compare 1. 27.