Note 039
See the Alexiad (l. iii. p. 78, 79) of Anna
Comnena, who, except in filial piety, may be compared to
Mademoiselle de Montpensier. In her awful reverence for
titles and forms, she styles her father
the inventor of this royal art, the
and
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 53