de notre mieux, as best we can t our best

30. mainte occasion, many an occasion. The meaning of maint-e is between beaucoup and plusieurs. It is rarely used in conversation except in a few phrases, especially mainte fois and mainte et mainte fois, 'many a time,' and ' many and many a tirne.' 34. de son vivant, during her life-time.

10.— 5. dans l'attitude éperdue des Athéniennes aux bras des centaures ravisseurs, in the desperate attitude of the Athenian women being carried off by the Centaurs.

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The moet famous of the sculptures representing the battle of the Centaure and the Lapithae (in which thèse abductions are représentée!) are those of the south side of the Parthenon. The women are, however, not Athenian, but of the Lapithae, who, though mythological, were located in Thessaly. Our author, usually very accurate in his allusions, has probably accidentally used Athéniennes for Thessaliennes.

7. de chariot à quatre roues, of a chariot mth four wheels. For this use of à see Less. 39, iv. 4. 16.— 22. dans une pièee voisine, in a neighboring room. Note that pièce = Eng. ' room/ i. e., one of the parts of a dwelling-house.

27. Par contre, on the other hand. ' 17. — 3. Coutumiers, volume containing the descriptions of the customs of différent countries. * 5. dans leurs armoires grillés, in their cases covered wiih

. wire netting.