SCENE I

Page 42 line 23 — Le sais-tu bien : Do you know it for certain? are you certain of it ?

42 28 — Leur abord : Their approach. Notice. — Les côtes

d’Angleterre sont de difficile abord , the coasts of England are of difficult access ; À son abord dans l’île, on his landing in the island ; Avoir Y abord doux, gracieux, to hâve a sweet, engaging manner.

43 8 — Fait sonner les louanges : Sings his praises. The

French expression is very similar to the English one. In Old French sonner de la lyre, de la harpe, etc., meant to play on the lyre, on the harp, etc. ; and as these instruments were used to accompany the voice, there was a close connection between sonner and chanter. In Old French poetry sonneurs is sometimes used for chanteurs , songsters, singers. Notice. — To Sound one’s own praises, faire soi-même son éloge ; The town rings with his famé, la ville retentit de sa renommée.

43 11 — De quel œil voit-il ... : What does he think

of . . . (How does he look upon . . .)?

43 21 — Pour avoir soin de lui, faut-il que ... : Because

I care for him, does it follow that I should forget myself ?

43 27 — Les premiers effets qu’ait produit sa valeur : (This

garb of mourning) is the first fruits of his valour. Notice the subjunctive after the relative preceded by a comparative, or any word indicating comparison, such as premier , dernier , etc.

Die, for dise, présent subj. of dire, occurs frequently in the writings in prose, and specially in verse of the seventeenth century. This fornt is no longer used. Cf Molière, “ Les Femmes Savantes,” Act III. sc. 2, thefamous “ sonnet” of Trissotin : —

Faites-la sortir, quoi qu’on die,

De votre riche appariement, etc.

44 3 — Pompe : Here apparel of woe , weeds of woe.

Notice. — C’est un entrepreneur des pompes

NOTES

funèbres, he is an undertaket ; Être enseveli avec une grande pompe, to be buried in State.