L. 1.... _Mais_... This beginning shows that the piece is only a
fragment. For this comparison see Ovid, _Heroid._ vii. 1, 2.
L. 7. _Sébéthus_. The river Sebetus runs through Campania. It is often
mentioned by Sannazaro in his elegies, from which Chénier has borrowed
the idea.
Ll. 9, 10. _moi, celle qui te plus, moi, celle qui t'aimai._ In this
instance the agreement of the verbs with _moi_ is condemned by modern
grammarians. It would occur in the older language, and Bossuet himself
has said, speaking of God, 'Je suis celui qui suis' (Lat. _sum qui sum_,
Eng. 'I am that am,' Wyclif, _Ex._ iii. 14). See Littré, s.v. 'celui,'
Rem. 4.