X.-itnral philosopher, phys

Januj8*ry, j'iMisair*.

Thèmes sur les pronoms indéfinis.

<>n<> enjoye lésa what one haa, than wliat one hopee. — Do n<>t complain, niv dear Mary ; one ought to réel happy to be the daughter of bo worthy a father aa yonre. — Oieero baa been accused <>t' praising bimself, li«> haa been Mamed t'<>r it ; but if we conJd hâve great men, even at that priée, we Bhould thinfc ouraelvea liajipy. It is known that he wanted to write a pan©

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gyric on (de) Cato, and it is seen from (par) one of liia letters, that he did not conceal from hirnself the difficulties and dangers of this enterprise; unhappily, we cannot judge how this diffîcult task was fulûlled. Only Tacitus says that ho exalted (élevait) Cato to the skies ; it is ail we know of the diseourse. — Each one thinks hiinself better than others. — Give to every one what is due to him. — Each of thèse young girls held flowers in her hand, which she laid upon the tomb. — Do you know anybody who will help me in this enterprise ? Some bave advised me to address myself to the count. — When the Romans concluded peace witb any prince, they always took some one of his relations as a hostagc (otage). — Among the nobles who read the work of Bernardin de St. Pierre, there were some who desired so much to make tbe acquaintance of tbe author, tbat tbey ofiered him by letter the choice of any one of their mansions (château) for his résidence.— Something troubles me ; it is your want of confidence in me. — There is something touching in tbe manner in which (dont) Henry IV. acknovvledges his faults and openly accuses bimself of them.

To enjoy, jouir de ;

To fulfil a task, résoudre un problème ;

By letter, par écrit.

Corneille, says Labruyère, cannot be excelled in bis finest passages, but he is nnequal, while Racine is always equally beautiful ; the one describes inen as they ouglit to be, the otber as tbey are. — Yirtue does not préserve us from ail the pains of this life, and does not procure us ail its bappiness ; but it makes us support the one more patiently, and enjoy (de) the otber wïth more zest. — Antonius and Lepidus united themselves, and abandoned to one anotber the lives of their (respective) friends and enemies. — It was difficult for Telemachus to live in peace witb so many princes who were jealous one of anotber. — -Life is so sbort, and bas so few joys, why should we still more embitter it (rendre, cond.) by injuring one anotber, by speak-

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ing evil (médire de) one of anotlier ; let us rather try to help and console one anotlier. — Thèse two Menas were brooght togetlier before the bloody tribunal of Robespierre ; they wished to die for each other, but both were condemned, and they had not even the coneolatioii of dying (inf.) together. — When thèse two sistera lived together, they were alwaya quarreUing, but now that they arc separated frora one anotlier, ihey alwaya tlnnk of each other, and writc the moet tender letton to one anotlier. — We hâve ail, said La Rochefoucauld, strengtb of mind enough to Bupport nowa of others. — A noble heart cannot impute basenese and wickednesa to (en) others, tbr it bas n"t tboee odiona qualifies in iteelf.

Witb nmn- ] plus dt'licieuseni'-nt ;

\\ iokl malice.

Whoever bas an envions character is gloomy by

nature; bat one cannot aay that whoever is usnally

, bas a bad disposition (paraotère). — Whoever,

•i. Le capable <>t' lyine, doea not deserve to

l e connted among men ; and wnoever doea not know

1 ow to 1"' BJlent, is nnworthy t<» reign. — An anthor

wh«. bas ii" îndependence of character is the slave of

any one \\ bo knows how t<> intimidate him. — ( hic doea

Bpeak well of one'a own heart,

lut uobody dares t<> praise his own intelligence. —

Nothin than the unfaithfulni

one whora we had regarded aa a Priend. — When one

v uniuaportant thinga to aay, it is {vau£) better

t.. be silent. — Bas ajernebody openèd thia bo >s 1 No-

body ; al least I nave nol Been thaï anybody lias

>o you find :m\ thing that makes

vnii think mi! Nothing, excepl (sinon) that it i> not

in ite place.— la there anybody more naturel than tho

inimitable La Fontaine! Can «un- read anything

more attractive than his charming fahlea I And eould

any one believe that, among ail the distinguished wri-

ters whu lived in (dé) bia tiinc, thciv Waa eue whu

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did not reçoive any of tlie bounties (largesses) with which Louis IV. loaded otliers, and that this was preeisely the same La Fontaine. — I seek some one who would be (subj.) suitable for such a difficult employment ; a man that conld undertake soraething dangerous, without losing lus présence of mind, without being intimidated by any one ; but I doubt mueh whether any one will unité in himself ail the necessary qualities to obtain the end that I propose to myself. Do you know (cond.) any one that you could recommend to me ? Is there not (y aurait-il) among ail the persons of your acquaintance, one who would be disposed to lend (tendre) me a helping hand on (dans) this occasion ?

To be silent, se taire ;

To load, combler de.

Thèmes sur les pronoms indéfinis composes.

The honest rnan fulfils his duty, whatever the world may say and think of him ; he knows that nobody, whoever it may be, could excuse him before God, if he had neglected it (y manquer) in anything : he does nothing whatever without remembering that he will bave one day to give an account of it. — Whoever you may be, and whatever you may do, do everything to the glory of God. — Whatever one may say to excuse one's self for having done anything against one's duty, one always hears the voice of conscience, which opposes and confounds those vain sophisms ; nothing whatever can keep it silent.

Give an account, rendre compte ;

Keep silent, faire taire.

Thèmes sur les pronoms indéfinis.

Whatever may be the glory of the powerful, they always hâve to fear envy, which seeks to lessen it. —

GO Thèmes.

Whatever laurels war may brîng, they cannot always cover the wounds inilicted by it. — Habit and novelly, opposed as they are to each other, please us equally. — Ilowever bad men raay be, they dare not opeuly be {fférigir en) enemies of virtue. — Whatever riches a wife may bring into a house, slie will soon destroy (ruiner) it if she (y) introduces luxury along with them (en même tempe.) — Ilowever cornipted our customs may be. thanks be to Heaven, vice cannot lose its Bhame. — Whatever may be tout birth, however great vonr riches, and with (de) whatever dignitiea yon may be surronnded, rememoer always tliat von acf againat the ordinations of Providence îfyoo do not conaecrate them to the happiness of mankind. — IIowever amiable thœe ladies may be, with (de) whatever talents Beaven may hâve gitted them, and whatever may be tlieir other excellences (Qualités)) they did n<>t Bucceed in gaining the favor ot the queen, who préféra the qoalitiee <»t' the beart tu tkoae of the mind {<*l>r!t), woatever they may be. v

Butroondsd,

Gifted,

dùul ;

The i.ivor,

MM rjrAi-r*.

Althongb the inhal itanta of this village are not rich, they bave nevertbeless, each, to the extent of hû trveane, senl assistance to their aeighbora who hâve Buflbred from the tire. — Each of the parties regarded the élection of the emperor as its own work. — The ach buiîd their own celî, whether in a hive or in the hollow trunk of a tree. — After the victory, Scîpïo ahowed his gratitude to the Boldiera by loading them with (di i présenta and honora, every one accoraiiiLr t«> his ments. — A fier a long interview tlio gênerais retnrned each t<> hia(own) camp. The princes were présent at this magnificenl Bpectacle, each one with nia court. — Whea one apeaks efetheis («wlrut), one îi

always mure iiiclined to eniimerale their faillis, t lia n

to bring to light their good qualities. — If une will lui-

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low the example of others, one should take it from tlieir good qualities and not from their faults.

The fire, incendie, m. ;

Assistance, des secours ;

Hive, ruclie, f. ;

Bring to light, relever.

Récapitulation.

Some one wanted to prétend that Cicero was only an ordinary man ; and that nothing in his life authorizes us to count him among the Romans who hâve been the honor and the glory of their country. But I ask of.any (tout) impartial man, will any one contradict me when I say that he saved Home ; and that in a time when one true Roman could scarcely be found, he was (a) virtuous (man), and a friend to his country ? He had at least this glory, that ail the enemies of the state, who sustained or fought against each other, were also his (enemies). Whoever sacrificed his country to his own advantage found an adversary in (en) him. Whatever were the dangers he had to encounter, he feared none. Some accuse him of indécision, others prétend that he was by turns courageous and timid. One says and repeats, that he was feeble by nature and only great and strong by reflection. Whatever niay hâve been the case (en soit), he always defended with courage, and this before Csesar himself, the country and its ancient government. Oan one reproach him with cowardice — him who uttered (faire) a panegyric upon (de) Oato — without regarding the danger in which every friend of Cato's was at that time (alors) placed. ït was in vain that some of his friends endeavored to keep him from speaking. However plausible their reasons might be, he re« mained immovable. —

By tum,

tour-à-tour ;

Regard,

considérer ;

Keep froiii,

en détourner.

Thèmes.

Thèmes sur les verbes auxiliaires.

If you Lad the fear of God, y ou wonld bave no other fear. — Bo just aud pions, and you will be as happy as one can be apon tins earth. — Whoever is contented with (du) necessariea (sing.), doea notwant riches. — If we were not proud, we should not be so disposed t<> complain of the pride of other*. — Be not afraid of ridioule, if you hâve the assurance of haviiïg acted rightly. — Alexander said that A.chilles was the happiest of ail mortals, because lu1 had a friend like Patroclus and a panegyrist like Elomer. — If thon art rich, be gênerons; if thon hast no riches, be at least ed with the thought that thon deservest them. - Gratitude is tin- remembranoe of tin- heart. — Co- Iumbus wonld t 1 « » t hâve had thé glory of discovering a uew world, if he had not been insensible to the insulta with which his enemies had the malice to persécute hini. A t't . r Charles the Twelfth had beeu viotorious during nine years, over (de) ail his anémies, he had the misfortune to be drf.at. d at Pultawa.

Want,

Thèmes sur les quatre conjugaisons.

Sophronismus having losi his fortune by Bhipwreok and other adversities, oonsoled himself for (en) it on (dans) the island "f Delos. He sang to (sur) a golden lyre tin- wonders <>f the Lr<>d who is worshipped there, he oultivated th.' muses, who loved him tenderly, he explored (étudier) ail the mysteries of nature; and thus the miaSortunes whioh might bave debased (<><•câbler) him, gave him the truc glory, uamely, that whiob wisdom procures. One day be Baw (apercevoir) iu tins s«»litudc a respectable old man, who waa unknoun to him; hr Wafl a stranger who had landed the

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day before on tlie island, and who was looking up at the famous temple. His white beard hung down upon his breast; bis face, thougli wrinkled, had nothing severe, be was still exempt from tbe infirmities of âge, bis eyes still sbowed vivacity, bis figure was tall and majestic, but a little bent. Sophronismus addressed (aborder) bim. " Wbat do you seek," said be, " upon this island, wbicb seems to be unknown to you ? If it is tbe temple of the god, accept my services, I will lead you into it, for I obey tbe gods, and I know (ignorer, neg.) wbat is due to strangers, and bow Jupiter wills tbat tbey sbould be received." " I accept your offer witb pleasure," said tbe old man. " I beseecb tbe gods, tbat tbey may recompense your kindness toward strangers. Let us go up to tbe temple."

On bis way be related to Sophronismus tbe cause of his journey. "I am called Aristonous," be continued, " and I am the son of poor parents who were unable (empêcher), through their poverty, to support (élever) me. Tbey exposed me, and I was taken up by an old woman, who fed me with (de) goat's milk ; but as she had scarcely enougb to live (upon), she sold me to a slave-dealer, who brougbt me to Lycia, and sold me again to a rich and virtuous man, named Alcines, to wbom I owe (devoir, déf.) my éducation. He cledicated me to the arts whicb Apollo favors, and this god disclosed marvellous secrets to me. Alcines, who loved me more and more, and who rejoiced to see the success of his care (pi.) for me, gave me back my liberty (affranchir), and sent me to Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, who feared continually tbat fate, after baving rendered him happy for a long time, would cruelly betray bim."

The day before, la mille ;

Wrinkled, ridé;

On his way, en chemin ;

Taken up, recueilli;

To dedicate, vouer;

More and rnore, de plus en plus ;

To fear, appréhender;

Betray, trahir (imp. du subj. avec, ne.)

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Thèmes sur les remarques relatives aux quatre conjugaisons.

It is no exagération {verbe) to say (part* prés.) tliat Oonst.-uitiiiopk' présents the tinest aspect in tli€ world. — It is st'ldom that we reeoneile (tubj.) ourse] ves tu (avec) a inaii who bas otïended onr honor. — Crime alwavs bctrays itself. — One doubles one's happiness bv Bhttrmg it with a friend. — The avancions nian ternis (etppeler) ecosomy what we call avariée, and sliall always call su. — I Vath séparâtes, and agaio unités.---

Ail beings hâve bées created bv a beneneent Maker, i lin ta bélU revealing bo thon bis omnipotence by presi t\ ing tln-m in lit'»'. — The arts and sciences flourisïied in France onder Louis the Fourteenth. — The fine

blnssnnnd tins year at thc end of May. — One sonietiliKS bclicvcs one's si lt' to liate tlattcrv, wliell mie onlv

•la- niaiiiii r of it (de flatter). — Let us distribuée mu- t ï 1 1 1 < * between Une aocomplishment of onr duiies and iniincriit plooaoros. -Let us give (rendre) fco tin. I >ii mi- thc bniinrdnt' tn him.- -Men reject more reackily uhat displeases khem khan wh&t is really bad. — St. Louis njccti d politica] advice whea it wae ooi in

liaitimiiy with \irti;e. — The mail WUO dl'ics tlir t.ais

of tlu- onhappy is blessed of heaven.- Children carrying oonseerated (bémr) pahtt-braziehee Lad the ûû*«

l'<> oftènd, outra

Td liriray, A '<•.

To dtetribute, pari •

In Ikiiiiioiiv,

To drj, '•' r ;