H est. Poetical for U y a

53. 14. Pût. We expect puisse. The imperfect is used hère in the sensé of a conditional, and the protasis "even if he tried them ail," or something similar, is not expressed.

88. 17. There are several passages which seem to hâve been inspired by Vergil's ^Eneid. We shall cite only this one : " ... scopuli quorum sub vertice late aequora tuta silent " ( [cliffe and rocks] under the summits of which the waters ail around are sheltered and still) , B. 1, 1. 168.