donnât, final subj. after quls'such as

ZX. Je fus arrivé, past anterior after dès que the principal verb being in the past indefinite (preterite) 'je voulus.' Z2. en, ' of doing so.'

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x8. aux. premières, Mn the first tier.' In French theatrei» in front of many boxes there are galleries or rows of seats.

23. The 'League of the Germanie States' formed by Napoléon, I2th July 1806, when he abolished the Holy Roman Empire, and the Emperor of Germany bacame Emperor of Âustria (only). In December it consisted of France, Bavaria» Wurtemberg, Saxony, and Westphalia, seven grand-duchies, six duchies, and twenty principalities. The princes coUectively engaged to raise 258,000 troops to serve in case of war, and established a Diet (or Parliament) at Frankfort. This league terminated with Napoleon's career in 18 14. In 181 5 it was replaced by the 'Germanie Fédération,' which became the 'North Germanie Confédération,' i8th August 1866, and then the 'Empire of Germany* in December 1870, after the victory of Prussia over the French in the Franco- Prussian war of 1870-71.

24. Murât, one of Napoleon's gênerais, whom he bad made King of Naples.

27. à ré^rt, 'apart from the others.' 28-9. Au parterre, ' In the pit.'

2U. lorgna en face de lui, ' looked in front of him with bis opera-glass' ('lorgnette,' fem.).