r-Amozc6: Attracted. Old fona amorte, from

inusit» amordre* *7ft 23^— Maint : Book i., Fable S»-, page 5, lîne X. 279» 23 — Estafier : Lackey. Frbm ït. siaffiere. 2 79 23 — Vous (in both lines 23 and 24) redundant. 279 23 — Happer : To seize* • Dutch happent Cf. AUgL

suap.

279 24— Echiner : T6 thrash ; properry^ rompre P échine;

échine (Old German skina), the spine.

279 25 — Auprès des rois, etc. : Alluding to a certain > abbé des PJessis, who took upon himself to

censure' the. ciergy at court, till " put down " by.the Arcbbishop of Rheims.

fable xxm;

This Fable is^addressed'to a«ister of Lord Montague» the^ridow of Harvey, Ambassador from Charles II. to Constantinople. She came to Paris in i6§3, and theremade La Fontaine's acquaintance. She and the Duchesse de Mazarin, now in England, had leagued themselves with some Englishmen of literary accomplishments to induce La Fontaine to join their party in London.

280 4 — A déduise: To enumerate. Cf same Book,

Fable 3, page 254, Une 3.

280 6— Les affaires : M. Walchenaer tells us that Mrs.

Harvey took an active part in the différent

changes of Ministry under Charles II.

280 • ' 10 — Moins selon : A faulty cesura, as thèse two words

are too closely connected to allow of the neces-

sary rest in the middle of the Une. 280 17 — Creusant : From creux t L.L. crosum, contracted

from corrosum, corrupted, worn out.

280 20 — A pénétrèr^pour ta pénétration.