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9. Pyrrhus his. This form of the possessive was in frequent use, especially after proper names ending in s.
21. begun. Obsolete in prose; now began.
25. the widow. Andromache.
27. Astyanax, the son of Hector and Andromache.
35. a very remarkable silence. For an account of the talking and disturbance that usually went on, v. Spectator 45 and 240.
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6. Pylades, the close friend of Orestes.
9. the old fellow in whiskers. Phoenix, counsellor to Pyrrhus, a minor character.
12. smoke, make a butt of, amuse themselves with. Cf. modern schoolboy slang, roast.