[17]. To wit, Heine’s verses:

Du hast Diamanten und Perlen,

Hast alles, was Menschenbegehr,

Und hast die schönsten Augen—

Mein Liebchen, was willst du mehr?

—Translator

[18]. Later, and as a result of this visit, married to Prince Louis Murat, Prince Achille’s youngest brother.

[19]. The stream mentioned above, the Tzkhenitz-Atzkhali—the Hippus of the classic writers—forms the dividing line between Mingrelia and Imeretia.

[20]. Or “Throw Down your Arms.” One translation bears the title “Ground Arms,” but that does not convey the idea.

[21]. .fs .9em