je reste dans ma patiie, I keep to my speciality

1. 33. le maréchal de Villars au retour de Denain. Villars was one of Louis XIV 's leading gênerais during the war of the Spanish Succession. Having sustained an honourable defeat by Marlborough at Malplaquet (1709), he was entrusted by Louis XIV with ail that remained of the great French arniy. He attacked the hostile camp at Denain (département du Nord) with great boldness in 1712 and routed the enemy's forces. This victory allowed France to play a more dignified part than she would otherwise hâve done at the conclusion of the ensuing Treaty of Utrecht (1713).

1. 35. une bouteille à forme écrasée en façon de citrouille et à côtes, a ribbed bottle of a gourd-like sbape.

Page 74. 1. 5. Macassar branle dans le manche, Macassar is tottering ; literally, 'Macassar's handle is growing rickety.' botte, home thrust.