Fontanes : see note p

Page 52. —1. 23. Andrieux: a poet and writer of comedy. (1759-

Page 53 — 1. 4. Valiniki: an ancient Hindoo poet whose date is uncertain. He is the author of the Ràmàyanay an ancient Sanskrit epic.

1. 4. Vyasa : the compiler of the ancient sacred books of the Hindoos, the VedtiSt which are written in Sanskrit.

1. 4. Firdousi : Firdousi Tusi, a Persian poet, who lived from about 940 to 1020.

1. 16. Solon : the law-giver of the Athens, one of the seven wise men of Greece. (640-559 B.c.)

1. 16. Hésiode : Hesiod, the epic poet of Greece, who flourished about 800 B.C. His best known writings are the Wifrks and Days and a Theogony.

L i6. TbiéogniA : an ancient elegaic and gnomic poet who flourished about 540 B.c.

L 17. Confacitts : the Chinese philosopher. (551-479 B.c.;

L 17. La Rochefoucauld : see note p. 27, L 6.