99. ATTENTE. 1828; from _les Orientales_. The motto is Spanish, "I was
waiting in despair."
100. EXTASE. November, 1828; from _les Orientales_. The motto is from
the Bible, Rev. i, 10. LORSQUE L'ENFANT PARAÎT. May 18, 1830; from
_les Feuilles d'Automne_. _Les Feuilles d'Automne_ were largely the
reflection of the domestic affections of the poet. He had been married
in 1822, and had at this time three children, Léopoldine, Charles, and
Victor.
102. 17. ENNEMIS; the reference is doubtless to the literary opponents
of Hugo; the struggle between the champion of tradition and the
Romanticists brought many personal bitternesses. DANS L'ALCÔVE SOMBRE.
Nov. 10, 1831; from _les Feuilles d'Automne_. The motto is from a
poem, _la Veillée_, addressed by Sainte-Beuve to Hugo on the birth of
his son François-Victor, Oct. 21, 1828.
103. 19. lys, _lis_; this spelling is usual with Victor Hugo and
frequent in this century, especially with later writers.
1O4. 27. CHIMÈRE has here more the force of _cauchemar_. NOUVELLE
CHANSON SUR UN VIEIL AIR. Feb. 18, 1834; from _les Chants du
crépuscule_.