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θεοὐς ... βασιληίους: cf. iii. 65. 6 n.

For the project of conquering or colonizing Sardinia cf. i. 170; v. 124; vi. 2; and for the mistake as to its size i. 170 n. For a similar rash promise to ignore the claims of cleanliness, the story of duchess Isabella and the siege of Ostend (1601-4) (Littré, Dict. Franç., s. v. Isabelle).

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