ACT I

Scène i. — Page 15. 3 dans la guerre éprouvé, tried in war. Par la f^uerr« éprouvé, would mean, having suffered tkr<mgh war.

5 un songe. Although Polyeucte does not seem to attach a great importance to Pauline's dream, yet dreams are fréquent in classic French tragedy. It was no doubt due to the influence of the Greek and Latin works, in which we see so often the gods communicate in dreams with mortals.

Page 16. I songée. The verb as transitive is rare. It means tben, says Littré, voir en songe.