[31] See the accurate and interesting little work by M. Adolphe Julien: Histoire du Théâtre de Mme. de Pompadour, dit Théâtre des petits cabinets, with an etching by Martial after Boucher.
One traces but on sand
The vague and unstable promises
Of all the nobles of the court;
But on imperishable bronze
The Muses have traced the name of Pompadour
And her invariable promise.
[33] This staircase, which led to the large apartments of the King, was destroyed in 1750. The present staircase in the wing of the palace was constructed on the side of it.