Augustules. The last Emperor of Rome, Romulus, was given by the people the derisive nickname of Augustulus, or 'the little Augustus'. The capture of Ravenna in his reign by Odoacer marks the end of the Western Empire.
vermeils. See note on AYMERILLOT.
miroitait, glittered with light.
farouche, hard, cruel.
fauve, wild, shy. See note on ÉVIRADNUS, 1. 529.
L. 103. A difficult expression. Apparently it refers to the harsh grating of the wheel against the side of the rut.
connivence: the complicity of the burden upon his back with his master in keeping the ass in a straight course.
I. 134. i.e. the sad and melancholy, such as the ass, are equal to the angels, if they feel pity.
LES PAUVRES GENS.
musoir, the head of a pier or jetty.