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12. =je ne sais quoi qui sent son Rodrigue et son Nicomède=: ‘something which resembles Rodrigue and Nicomède.’ Rodrigue, the hero of the _Cid_, by Corneille. Nicomède, the hero of the play of the same name, also by Corneille.
12. =je ne sais quoi qui sent son Rodrigue et son Nicomède=: ‘something which resembles Rodrigue and Nicomède.’ Rodrigue, the hero of the _Cid_, by Corneille. Nicomède, the hero...
5. Act V, Scene III.10. =Ariane abandonnée=: a reference to the mythological story of Ariane, daughter of Minos. She gave to Theseus the thread by means of which he was able to find his way out of...
4. Scene III, by Corneille.3. =un bon sur la caisse des fermiers généraux=: ‘a check on the treasury of the Farmers-General.’ The Farmers-General were various privileged financiers who farmed or leased th...
3. SCENE III1. Scene III.