battue, well trodden

2i6 VOLTAIRE.— LOUIS XIV.

1. 26. delà mîdtittide, arising from the multitude... rt'^ hère corresponds exactly to the L. prepos. de.

1. 32. suivie d''u7ie longue...— suivie par une longue... ; see above, note to p. 116, 1. 33.

1. 40, la théorie des arts p?ireme7it de génie, the theory of the arts which are the resuit of genius alone.

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1. 7. et sur la peinture... \}i\ç. work hère alluded to was published in 17 19 ; its exact title is Réflexions critiques sur la poésie et la peinture.

1. 19. ce qti'on a tenté, allusion to Voltaire's own poem La Henriade, which, notwithstanding its obvious defects and its artificial character, has enjoyed an extraordinary amount of popularity.

1. 27. marqués de grands traits, stamped with features boldly brought ou t.