L. 7. Voltaire, _Mérope_, II. ii: 'Il souffre le mépris qui suit la
pauvreté.'
Ll. 14, 15. _Mes parents,... Mes écrits imparfaits._ Elliptically
expressed, the thought understood being obviously: 'such are the
objections raised by my heart.' _Imparfaits_, of course, means
unfinished.'
Ll. 21. _aveugle d'espérance_, blinded by hope.