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--16. =Amours=, Cupids.

--17. =Sardanapalus=, king of Assyria, noted for his voluptuousness and effeminacy.

--18. =Madame de Pompadour=, a favorite of, Louis XV. From 1745 to her death in 1764, her influence over the king was unbounded.

--19. =caisses d'orangers=, boxes in which orange-trees were planted.

--20. =crêpés=, frizzled.

--21. =tirés=, drawn up.

--22. =roses=, rose-diamonds.

--23. =Watteau=, a celebrated French painter (1684-1721).

--24. =demi-science mondaine=, partial knowledge of the world.

--25. =Voltaire=, one of the most celebrated French writers (1694-1778).

--26. =pension=, allowance.

--27. =ne doit point te suffire=, can't be sufficient for you.

--28. =ce serait= (=vous=), could it be you (that has taken it)?

--29. =blondeur=, paleness.

--30. =quel qu'il soit=, whoever he maybe.

--31. =en faites justice=, condemn it.

--32. =il se fera == il sera fait=.

--33. =fusse-je == si j'étais.=

--34. =agonie == mort.=