49. MS. Gg. has _Gracyouse_; but the French has _Glorieuse_.

50. _Bitter_; Fr. text 'amere.' The allusion is to the name _Maria_, Gk.

[Greek: Maria], [Greek: Mariam], the same as _Miriam_, which is explained

to mean 'bitterness,' as being connected with _Marah_, i. e. bitterness;

see Exod. xv. 23 (Gesenius). Scan the line by reading: _neíth'r in érth-ë

nór_.

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