L. 16. _le sein._ _Sein_ is said of a woman, _mamelle_ of an animal. The
word _pis_ (Lat. _pectus_, E. _dug_) would be the proper word here.
L. 17. _Et sera...._ This inversion following the conjunction _et_ was
very frequent in the older language. In the seventeenth century it is
to be met with only, and but seldom, in Malherbe and La Fontaine.
See Haase, § 153 B. André Chénier is right in reviving old forms of
expression when they come in handy. And here it cannot be denied that
there is a gain in solemnity. Cf. note to p. 64, IX, l. 17.