du chien de la Laconie : the Laconian hounds are

frequently meutioned by the poets. Cf. Horace {Ep. vi. 5), Virgil {Georgks iii. 404), and Ovid {Met. iii. 219). 33. mamelouck : ' mamelukes ' is an Arabie word signifying ' white slaves.' The Mamelukes were the mounted soldiery in Egypt, consisting originally of Circassian slaves.

10. 21. Aspasie : Aspasia, one of the most reraarkable women of

antiquity, famous for her beauty, accomplishments, and political insight. She became the wife of Pericles, who died in 429 B.c.

11. 11. rilissus, l'Alpbée et l'Érymante : rivers in Greece, the

Ilissus in Attica, the Alpheus in Elis, flowing past Olympia, and the Erymanthiis iu Arcadia.