[206]: Children of a European and an American Indian.—Tr.
[207]: Children of Terceroons, who again are children of Mulattoes and whites.
[208]: Alluding to Justinian's new statutes.—Tr.
[209]: Blutjung is the German; a vulgarism, corresponding, perhaps, to the English bloody-young,—Tr.
[210]: Gideon Ernest Laudon (Baron) was a great soldier and captain, born in 1716. The Emperor of Austria, under whom he chiefly served, had the following epitaph written for him: "Gideonis Laudoni summi castrorum præfecti, semper strenui, fortis, felicis militis et civis optimi exemplum quod duces militesque imitentur Josephus 11 Aug. in ejus effigie proponi voluit, anno 1783."—Tr.
[211]: The Swan is Giulia; the Lyre of Apollo, Emanuel; Hercules reminded one of his Lordship.
[212]: It is estimated that one can read 60 letters in a second, consequently a moderate octavo page in 16 seconds, therefore an alphabet (Printer's term for 23 sheets—Tr.) in an hour 42 minutes 24 seconds. My book I assume to be one alphabet and a half strong.
[213]: The Ten Predicaments are the various aspects or relations under which things may be considered.—Tr.
[214]: Cry into himself, is the German.
[215]: The zodiacal light manifests the dipping of the earth into the sun's atmosphere.