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o his Lordships Godson, Philip, the late Earl, Monthly Review (SeptemerDeemer1819): pp 16972, on p. 171.

p. 121, l. 28:Partlet: Chntileers wie in the rothers GrimmsFairy ales (1812 n 1814);the nme oen reers to hen. In Shkesperes time, it generlly me to men soling

womn, n he uses the term inHenry IV pt. InA Winters ale.p. 121, ll. 2932: Ten hen!: Tese lines seem proi pttion rom Jonthn Swis

Strephon n Chloe (1734), in whih these lines pper s the nrrtor vises prentsto limit their ughters intke o te so tht nee to urinte will not mke them pperso mortl to their enmoure spouse on their weing night (lines 11518).

p. 122, l. 11:Marius: Gius Mrius (15786 bc) ws Romn solier who serve s Consulseven times. In 101 bc, he le his ores ginst Germni tries in looy two-yttle ner Aix, n his exploits ner the town re suh tht it is unsurprising tht Crey

woul n his nme there.p. 122, l. 28:Bouches du Rhone: literlly, mouths o the Rhone, region o Frne nme erthe rivers estury.

p. 122, l. 29:Bonaparte: See note to p. 22, l. 4, ove.p. 126, l. 14: Gens darmes: Men o rms; now polie.p. 126, l. 245: Blue heaven: Crey reers to Genesis 1:14, in whih Go retes light or

the sky n sesons. pp. 1267, ootnote: Te grand Mediterranean: Creys quottion is urte. See J.

Boswell, Te Lie o Samuel Johnson, W. Wlle (e.), new en (Einurgh: Nimmo,1873), p. 296.

p. 129, l. 1: Cleopatra: Queen o Egypt (6930 bc) rom 47 bc until her eth; Julius Cesr(see note to p. 34, l. 30, ove) helpe her gin her throne n she ore him son, uther personl n politil lie ws more investe with her susequent lover Anthony(see note to p. 87, l. 8, ove), with whom she ultimtely kille hersel. Disussing Mr-

seilless ots, Crey reerenes Enoruss mous speeh out the urnishe throneo Cleoptrs royl rge in Willim ShkesperesAntony and Cleopatra (II.ii.2017).

p. 129, l. 4: Youth helm: With t or on er Youth, Crey quotes rom Toms GrysTe Br: A Pinri Oe (1757), in whih Grys nrrtor esries how the rsorere kille y the king nonetheless persist (II.ii.74)

p. 130, l. 17: Mons. Auguste: Te owner o the Grni hotel where Crey stys in Mrseilles.Not urther ientie.

p. 130, l. 28: native burghers: Bnishe Duke Senior speks this phrse in Willim Shke-speresAs You Like It(II.i.23).

p. 138, l. 11: Collot dHerbois: Jen-Mrie Collot Herois (175196) ws Frenh torwho eme Presient o the Ntionl Convention in Pris in 1793 ut, hving plotteginst Roespierre (see note to p. 223, ll. 3233, elow), ws himsel expelle rom theConvention in 1795. He ws renowne or the ruelty o his mss exeutions t Lyonsin 1793, where he orere mny itizens guillotine s punishment or their revolt n

in prt s revenge or their previously unvourle reeption o his stge perormnes.p. 141, l. 21:Mons. Auguste: See note to p. 130, l. 17, ove.p. 142, l. 25:Hercules: In Greek mythology, this mn ws legenry or his strength n intel-

ligene, s well s his virtue. Hving kille his wie n hilren while temporrily insne,Herules then omplete twelve tsks King Eurystheus estlishe n thus emelegenry; Herules ultimtely eme go. See E. ripp, Te Meridian Handbook o Classical Mythology, pp. 27595.

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p. 144, ootnote: At our humidity: Arthur Young (see note to p. 76, ll. 1920, ove)mkes this oservtion on the ro etween Ornge n Avignon on 26 August 1789;see A. Young, ravels in France, vol. 1, p. 186.

p. 144, l. 6:Pliny: Pliny the Eler (2379) ws the Itlin uthor oHistoria Naturalis (77), inwhih he isusses ll elements o nture, inluing the irius win s seon to nonein its ore (2.66.121).

p. 146, ll. 1112: this darkness elt: Crey quotes rom Exous 10:21, wherein Go tellsMoses to reh towr heven so tht rkness will spre over Egypt, rkness thtn e elt.

p. 146, ll. 1213: methought grow: Not urther ientie.p. 147, ll. 24: Counts o Provence: One o mny hereitry titles Frenh monrhs hel er

the mile o the eenth entury.

p. 147, l. 25: Cardinal Richelieu: Armn Jen DuPlessis, Crinl n Du e Rihelieu(15851642) ws Frenhmn who serve s visor to Mrie DeMeii (see note top. 60, l. 20, ove) n regent or King Louis XIII (see note to p. 60, ll. 223, ove);he eme Chie Minister in 1624 n eetively rule Frne thereer. He onquereterritory or Frne n entrlize its power, unshely ligning with Protestntores to serve his own gols, n urthere the rts in Frne even while rippling itsitizens with txes. Rihelieu ws t rson stle in summer 1642 n eme grvelyill while there.

p. 147, l. 26:Louis XIII: See note to p. 60, ll. 223, ove. p. 147, l. 32: Cinqmars: Crinl Rihelieu (see note to p. 147, l. 25, ove) introue

Henri-Coi er e Ruz, mrquis e Cinq-Mrs (162042) to Frenh Louis XIIIs (seenote to p. 60, ll. 223, ove) ourt in the hopes o mking the young mn vourite othe king. Hving sueee, Henri ws not s mllele s Rihelieu woul hve like,n, inee, entere into onspiries with Spin ginst Rihelieus power tht resulte

in Cinq-Mrss exeution in Lyons in Septemer 1642. p. 147, l. 32: De Tou: Frnois-Auguste e Tou (. 1642) ws Frenh mgistrte who

onspire with Spin n Cinq-Mrs (see note to p. 147, l. 32, ove) ginst Rihelieu(see note to p. 147, l. 25, ove). He ws exeute or his role in the onspiry in Lyonsin Septemer 1642.

p. 148, l. 11: Gaston Duc dOrleans: Jen-Bptiste Gston, u Orlens (160860) wsthe thir son o Frenh king Henri IV (see note to p. 41, l. 23). Tis Frenh nolemnentere severl onspiries ginst Crinl Rihelieu (see note to p. 147, l. 25, ove)n h to fee the ountry severl times upon eing reognize or suh involvement; heenliste Cinq-Mrs (see note to p. 147, l. 32, ove) ut le him to ie.

p. 148, l. 13:Nostradamus: Mihel e Notreme (150366) ws Frenh physiin nstrologer who gine me or the preitions oun in his qutrins ollete in Cen-turies (15558).

p. 148, l. 14:Nixon: English Roert Nixon is olklori gure n poet lso known s the

Cheshire prophet; his tes re unertin, ut his rst ttriute pulition seems to eTe Cheshire Prophecy (1714). See W. E. A. Axon, Nixons Prophey,Notes and Queries,4th series, 11 (1 Mrh 1973), t Googleooks, pp. 1735.

p. 148, ll. 1719: Quand bonnet Tou perira: When the re ht enters y the winow /One will ut o orty ounes he / An Tou will perish. A serh through Nostr-muss propheies oes not revel this prtiulr qutrin.

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p. 148, l. 29: I came conquered: Plutrh reors tht Julius Cesr (see note to p. 34, l. 30,ove) wrote the mous sentene in Ltin, Veni, Vii, Vii, when refeting upon his

vitory ner Zel in letter to rien. See Plutrh,Plutarchs Lives, translated fom theOriginal Greek: with Notes, Critical and Historical: and, A Lie o Plutarch, e. J. Lng-horne n W. Lnghorne, new en (Bltimore, MD: Willim n Joseph Nel, 1836),t Googleooks, p. 512.

p. 149, ll. 12: Sire graves: Tis rie 1642 letter is oen quote; see W. Grimshw, TeHistory o France fom the Foundation o the Monarchy to the Death o Louis XVI(Phil-elphi, PA: ower & Hogn, 1829), p. 211.

p. 149, l. 3:Louis: See note to p. 60, ll. 223, ove.p. 149, l. 4:De Tou: See note to p. 147, l. 40, ove.p. 149, l. 8: Cinqmars: See note to p. 147, l. 32, ove.

p. 151, l. 12: a plentiul lack: Te protgonist speks this line regring ol men hving plentiul lk o wit to Polonius in Willim ShkesperesHamlet(II.ii.200).p. 151, ootnote : ies dead ies: Arthur Young (see note to p. 76, ll. 1920, ove) mkes

this oservtion in his setion out limte; see A. Young, ravels in France, vol. 1, p. 311.p. 152, l. 26:Buonaparte: See note to p. 22, l. 4, ove.p. 153, l. 13:Mr. Ticknesse: Philip Tiknesse (171992) ws British uthor who pulishe

A Years Journey Trough France, and Part o Spain (1777). Crey quotes his esriptiono the mphithetre, uilt roun 70 ad, in Nimes urtely, s well s long pssgeTiknesse wrote out L Mison Crre. See P. Tiknesse,A Years Journey Trough

France, and Part o Spainin 1777, 2 vols (Dulin: J. Willims), vol. 2, pp. 89; vol. 1,pp. 3940.

p. 153, l. 16: seventeen eet Palace: See note to p. 153, l. 13, ove.p. 153, ll. 256:Augustus: Gius Julius Cesr Augustus (63 bc14 ad) ws Julius Cesrs

(see note to p. 34, l. 30, ove) gret-nephew n the rst ruler o the Romn Empire.

His reign rought pee to the Empire even s he expne its orers n its evelop-ments (suh s Romn ros). Reent rheologil isoveries te the mphithetreto ad 90120, so Augustus oul not hve overseen its onstrution; it is now use orullghting.

p. 153, l. 29p. 155, l. 8: the Maison beauty: See note to p. 153, l. 13, ove.p. 154, l. 32p. 137, l. 1: une oite e lir: gol ox to een itsel ginst the irs

insults.p. 155, l. 13:Diana: Itli goess n ptroness o irth; the temple t Nimes stns s

ruin toy still, ut is now thought to hve een intene s lirry. See E . ripp, TeMeridian Handbook o Classical Mythology , p. 200.

p. 158, l. 6:Rousseau: Jen Jques Rousseu (171278) ws Frenh philosopher n writerwho ontriute gretly to Romnti thought; he eplore iviliztion s hving or-rupte nturl mn n oun privte property to e negtive spet o soiety. Hergue in his Social Contract(1762) tht ll iniviuls shoul surrener their iniviul

will to the lrger goo o the whole, n his ies were seize upon t the strt o theFrenh Revolution, even though his privte lie ws not so highly regre. Crey ovi-ously mires him while not trusting the verity o his ounts; she quotes rom hisConessions (17829) severl times.

p. 158, l. 7p. 159, l. 7: I took every thing: Crey quotes rom Rousseus (see note to p. 150,l. 6, ove) Conessions quite urtely in retring Rousseus visit to Pont u Gr, theRomn queut outsie Nimes. See J. J. Rousseu, Te Conessions o Jean Jacques Rous-

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p. 159, l. 23:Rousseau: See note to p. 158, l. 6, ove.p. 160, l. 9: dreamer o dreams: Crey reerenes the esription o prophet in Deuteronomy

13:1.p. 162, l. 23: pour ouillir: to oil or erment.p. 162, l. 32: giet e oeur: giety o hert.p. 165, ll. 1112:Madame George : Owner o the house in whih Crey stye in Montplier.p. 166, ll. 1718: Mademoiselle Georges: Mrguerite Josphine Weimr (17871867) ws

Frenh tress renowne or her perormnes in trgeies. She ws lso mistress toNpoleon (see note to p. 22, l. 4, ove).

p. 166, l. 19:Agrippina: Wie (c. 1559) o the Romn emperor Cluius n mother o Nero(see note to p. 87, l. 19, ove).

p. 166, l. 19:Racine: Jen Rine (163999) ws Frenh rmtist n poet who ws initilly

in vour n lter ell out o vour with the Frenh ourt; he is renowne prtiulrlyor the eelings o his trgeies.p. 166, l. 20:Britannicus: 1669 rm y Rine (see note to p. 166, l. 19), nme er its

protgonist rom Romn history (see note to p. 87, l. 19, ove).p. 166, l. 25: Spectator: Tis pulition, egun y English Joseph Aison (16721719) n

Irish Rihr Steele (16721729), ppere ily 171112. It ws wiely re n pro -vie its reership with tlking points o the y n soietl isussion points. Creynotes the rt o listening well s one o the most essentil requisites in onverstion, utthese ext wors hve not een urther lote within the journl.

p. 166, ll. 2930: Mrs. Siddons: Srh Sions (17551831) ws n English tress hiles the gretest emle tress o her ge er her 1782 Drury Lne pperne; her lstpperne ws s Ly Meth t Covent Gren in 1812. She exelle prtiulrlyt trgey.

p. 167, l. 1: Mademoiselle Georges: See note to p. 166, ll. 1718, ove.

p. 167, l. 5:Nero: See note to p. 87, l. 7, ove.p. 167, l. 6:Mrs. Siddons: See note to p. 166, ll. 2930, ove.p. 167, l. 14: Young: Ewr Young (16831785) ws n English poet n priest, renowne

prtiulrly or his Te Complaint, or Night Toughts on Lie, Death and Immortal-ity (174245), whih he wrote ollowing the eth o his seon wie. Te long nsometimes isonnete sequene o poems erne him gret renown; Willim Blkeillustrte it in 1797. His stepughter, Eliz Lee, mrrie to Henry emple, ws uriein Lyons in 1736. See Henry emple, ODNB.

p. 167, ll. 1415:Night Toughts: See note to p. 167, l. 14, ove.p. 168, l. 17: rack o heaven: Tis phrse ppers in mny soures, inluing line 498 o ook

ten o Virg ilsAeneidn prt ten o the onlusion o Sir Wlter Sotts (see note to p.416, l. 10, elow) Te Vision o Don Roderick: A Poem (1811).

p. 171, l. 17: Indus to the Pole: Crey quotes line y-eight rom Alexner Popes Eloisato Abelard(1717); see A. Pope, Te Complete Poetical Works o Alexander Pope, e. H.

Boyton (Boston, MA : Houghton Mi in, 1903), pp. 11015.p. 171, ootnote: Ticknesse: See note to p. 153, l. 13, ove. Crey quotes urtely (II.86).p. 172, l. 2: Shakspeare: English plywright (15641616) whose infuene hs een long-lst-

ing. Crey reers to mny o his works requently throughout her text.p. 172, ll. 45: knit up care: Crey quotes the protgonists er tht sleep will not rewr

him in the uture s it is purporte to o in this line in Willim Shkesperes Macbeth(II.ii.41).

p. 173, l. 4:English author: Not urther ientie.

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