L. 239. tant : ' so long.' See 1. 34. ennemie : ' hateful

L. 249. de votre éclat : construe with triompher (Latin, triumphari de) : ' must I see the Count triumph over — '

L. 254. m en a su rendre indigne ; 'lias known how to render me umvorthy of it.' For the position of en, compare 1. 10, note.

L. 257. tant à craindre : 'so much to be dreaded,' a common idiom. For tout de glace, * ail benumbed with âge,' compare 1. 209.