[121] P. 88, l. 19. Civil wars are the greatest of evils.—Montaigne, Essais, iii, 11.
[122] P. 89, l. 5. Montaigne.—Essais, i, 42.
[123] P. 91, l. 8. Savages laugh at an infant king.—An allusion to a visit of some savages to Europe. They were greatly astonished to see grown men obey the child king, Charles IX. Montaigne, Essais, i, 30.
[124] P. 92, l. 8. Man's true state.—See Montaigne, Essais, i, 54.
[125] P. 95, l. 3. Omnis ... vanitati.—Eccles. iii, 19.
[126] P. 95, l. 4. Liberabitur.—Romans viii, 20-21.
[127] P. 95, l. 4. Saint Thomas.—In his Commentary on the Epistle of St. James. James ii, 1.
[128] P. 96, l. 9. The account of the pike and frog of Liancourt.—The story is unknown. The Duc de Liancourt led a vicious life in youth, but was converted by his wife. He became one of the firmest supporters of Port-Royal.
[129] P. 97, l. 18. Philosophers.—The Stoics.
[130] P. 97, l. 24. Epictetus.—Diss., iv, 7.