[122] Montaigne.—Essais, i, 42.
[123] Savages laugh at an infant king.—An allusion to a visit of some savages to Europe. They were greatly astonished to see grown men obey the child king, Charles IX. Montaigne, Essais, i, 30.
[124] Man’s true state.—See Montaigne, Essais, i, 54.
[125] Omnis ... vanitati.—Eccles. iii, 19.
[126] Liberabitur.—Romans viii, 20-21.
[127] Saint Thomas.—In his Commentary on the Epistle of St. James. James ii, 1.
[128] The account of the pike and frog of Liancourt.—The story is unknown. The Duc de Liancourt led a vicious life in youth, but was converted by his wife. He became one of the firmest supporters of Port-Royal.