Le roi pleurera. Ezekiel vii

7. le roi mime. Louis XIV and the queen were present for a while, and withdrew in great sorrow.

Page 142 . — 1. Ambroise. Ambrosius (340-397), bishop of Milan and Christian author. The passage here quoted is from a funeral oration he pronounced over his brother, Satyrus.

2. Madame cependant. A paraphrase of Psalm ciii, 15-16, or Isaiah xl, 6-8.. Most beautiful in sentiment and expression, contrasting with the oratorical language which precedes.