FOOTNOTES:

[1]

"To uphold the faith
I am beautiful and trusty.
To the king's enemies
I am beautiful and cruel."

[2] Bons chiens chassent de race.

[3]

From up above to down below Gaspard was flung,
And then from down below to high above was hung.

[4]

Here lies—the term the question begs,
For him you need a word that's stronger:
Here hangs the admiral by the legs—
Because he has a head no longer!

[5]