[23] The story has already been sketched in Chapter VII.
[24] See Justin Smith's Troubadours at Home.
[25] See "History of Provençal Poets," M. Fauriel.
[26] Ross and McGibbon.
[27] Of the Académie Française and Professor of the College de France.
[28] Gaston Paris.
[29] Other verses of his on this occasion are quoted at head of chapter.
[30] An ancient bed of river, now deserted by main streams.
[31] When the Rhone makes new mouths it deserts its old course, leaving stagnant canals which are called Aigues Mortes.