_Augustules_. The last Emperor of Rome, Romulus, was given by the people
the derisive nickname of Augustulus, or 'the little Augustus'. The
capture of Ravenna in his reign by Odoacer marks the end of the Western
Empire.
_vermeils_. See note on AYMERILLOT, 1. 35.
_miroitait_, glittered with light.
_farouche_, hard, cruel.
_fauve_, wild, shy. See note on ÉVIRADNUS, 1. 529.
1. 103. A difficult expression. Apparently it refers to the harsh
grating of the wheel against the side of the rut.
_connivence_: the complicity of the burden upon his back with his master
in keeping the ass in a straight course.
I. 134. i.e. the sad and melancholy, such as the ass, are equal to the
angels, if they feel pity.