--16. =Amours=, _Cupids_.
--17. =Sardanapalus=, king of Assyria, noted for his voluptuousness and
effeminacy.
--18. =Madame de Pompadour=, a favorite of, Louis XV. From 1745 to her
death in 1764, her influence over the king was unbounded.
--19. =caisses d'orangers=, boxes in which orange-trees were planted.
--20. =crêpés=, _frizzled_.
--21. =tirés=, _drawn up_.
--22. =roses=, rose-diamonds.
--23. =Watteau=, a celebrated French painter (1684-1721).
--24. =demi-science mondaine=, _partial knowledge of the world_.
--25. =Voltaire=, one of the most celebrated French writers (1694-1778).
--26. =pension=, _allowance_.
--27. =ne doit point te suffire=, can't be sufficient for you.
--28. =ce serait= (=vous=), _could it be you (that has taken it)?_
--29. =blondeur=, _paleness_.
--30. =quel qu'il soit=, _whoever he maybe_.
--31. =en faites justice=, _condemn it_.
--32. =il se fera == il sera fait=.
--33. =fusse-je == si j'étais.=
--34. =agonie == mort.=