Charles lor., beheaded by Cromweirs order in

865. qui le lui rendra, w?U) will return the compUment, ' 878. à flots, liberally.

880. Démocrites, DemocrituSy a Grecian philosopher of the 5th century b.c., who constantly laug-hed at human folly, while Heror cUtus (6th century b.o.), used to weep when he contemplated it.

881. Beaumarchais, author of the comedies, Le Barbier de 8èmlU, and Le Mariage de Figaro (1732-1799).

888. que is here used to introduce le grotesque, which is in apposition with une, etc., and need not be translated.

887. Dandin, George Dandin^ a three act comedy by Molière, in which he exposes the great folly committed by a man who marries a woman above him in rank. Trlssotln, one of the ridiculous pedants in Molière's Lee Femmes Savantes; Brld'olson, a stammering character in Beaumarchais' Mariage de Figaro, a typical foolish and ignorant Judge; la nourrice de Juliette, in Borneo and Juliet. Thik character has no definite name.

888. Bégears (should be written Begearsa), a rascally character in Beaumarchais' La Mère Coupable.

890. Osrlck, Osrie, one of the young courtiers in Hamlet; Mercutlo, courtier and friend to Romeo, in Borneo and Juliet; Don Juan, a legendary character of Spanish origin, variously described in literature. Here reference is made to Molière's play Bon Juan^ ou U Festin de Pierre, which appeared in 1665.

892. mainte, a collective adjective having regular forms for agreement in both singular and plural, though often, as in the present case, the singular alone is used.