L. 214. _Od._ xxi. 295; _Il._ i. 266, ii. 742; Ovid, _Met._ xii. 210.
Chénier follows Ovid.
L. 217. _enfants de la nue._ The Centaurs were descended from Ixion and
Nephele, the cloud.
L. 221. _mon affront_, i.e. the affront offered me. This is a frequent
use. Thus Racine makes Athalie say: 'que je ne cherche point à venger
_mes_ injures,' i.e. the wrongs suffered by me.