Il y a éclair et éclair. This is an imitation, now

also common in English, of the proverb, Il y a fagots et fagots, used to indicate that there are différences between persons or things of the same kind.

15.— Est-il globulaire, on bien n’est-ce qu’une illusion.— The change of subject from ‘ ’ io ‘ ce ’ is

occasioned by the change in the character of the predicate. With adjectives the subject is il {elle, etc.) ; with determinate nouns and pronouns, ce. See II., 120.

19. — Howard. Luke Howard (1772-1864) an English chemist and meteorologist, author of “ Essay on Clouds,” “Climate of London,” etc.

19. — Schübler. Gustav Schübler, a German, Professer of Agricultural Ohemistry and Botany, at Fellenberg’s Instituée at Hofwye (1812-1817), and afterwards Professer of Botany and Natural History at the University of Tübingen. He has been an extensive writer on atmospheric electricity and meteorology.