W0TI
Lme *8. — altérer — Di^figuring.
Liue 24. — v«*nnlt «xpirer — Ended.
«« «onirll— In ii, mil (for mille), and /î/, Hh iionnded ; in
avriV, hdbi/, mil (ruillet), péril, it in li'ijid ; and in baril, chenil, cuutil, /util, gentil, gril, ywmbril, outil, aud sourcil, it is altogtîther bik-nt.
Line 25.— l»(?rolq«e— See Note, p. 11, 1. 12.
Line 36.— ««««p^rew»— Irritated— 1.«. by the manner in whirh the roprfsentatives had compelled thom to furuJHh food for the Rojmblican arifiy.
Line 86. — ««» face de loi — In front of him.
Paok 72.
Line 8. — en apparence inexpaK"abIe — Apparently inipro|fn»We In inexpugnable, the g and n are pronoxinced Hcpu^tely, each haviiiR its propor articulation.
Lme 4. — bien «xecutt- — If it had been well oarriod eut.
Line 8. — >oulevce8 — Who had risen — ».«., insurgent.
Line 9. — fontlro «ur — ïo fall on — to attack. " Ie« derrière* — The rear.
Liue 13. — *le^ cha«i«e-nittree — Tho namo piven to the Iiigf;erB or fitihiiig-boat;^ used by the Froiuli fiahornu»!» of Drittauy and Normaiidy ; cornii»ted in tho Routh of Kn^'Iand by the sailora into " Chase-Mary." Observe that this noun has thp samc fonn Bingular and plural. Seo D.F. 416 (2).
Line 16. — éprouves — Tried — exporienccd.
Line 17. — Ctuimpor — A t<3wn west of Quiberon — dcp. Finiatcrre.
Liue 10. — à r««ver»i — In the roar.
Line 22. — At ^eliouer (!l'c— Caused the failuro of tins akilfully arranged plan.
Line 24. — «'assurer «le — To secure.
Line 25. — pour eulever—To soixo.
Line 2G. — projetait malmenant — Waa now planning.
« .Suiiit-ltrieuc — or Bricux — A towQ of Hrittany, wmI of
St. Malo.
Lino 27. étalent heureuieineut StO — Had lauded «nfely.
Line 29.— «"He— Roferring to l'agence royaliste, 1. 21.
Lino 30.— à re»;iet— Uuwillingly.
Lino 83.— eonliaiit tlttn« — iiclying on.
Line 35. — 1«* peracrivlt— ListnuU'd him.
Line 87. •■> emtayant tlv mv lier — Eudoavoriiig nt Uio
to elToct a junction.
l86 NOTES.
Line 38. — Une première fusée &;c - A fii-st rocket was to "be sent up. Line 40. — dans le cas où &c— In case lie should be repulsed, and should not be able to hold his position on the sliore.
Page 7B Line 5. — parvenn — Succeeded.
Line 6. — il eut le tort^ — He made the mistake — tort, from Latin
tortus, twisted — compare English wrong cognate with
verb wring.
Line 13. — soutenus — Supported.
Line 16. — toulonais — Toulonese — viz. those who had defended
the city of Toulon against the Republicans. It was at
this siège that ISTapoleon Bonaparte first distinguished
himself. See Carlyle, Vol. III. Book VI. Chap. IH. Line 23. — se replia — Eetrea'ed.
Line 25. — impassible — Unmoved — perfectly calm. Line 28. — sous une &c — A shower of grape-shot, shells, and cannon-
balls.
Line 31. — trois fois plu» nombreuse — Thrice their number. Line 82. — files — Carefully distinguish, in meaning and pronuncia-
tion the four nonns file, fil, fils, a.nd fille. Line 33. — faucliées — Mowed down — from noun faux, Lat. faix
scythe.
Line 35. — avec un acliarneinent &c — With unparalleled fury. Line 38. — rendez-vous &c. — The meeting-place appointed. Line 40. — H faut dès lors &c. — The idea of conquering had thence-
forth to be abandoned.
Page 74.
Line 1. — celle ci s'exécute — This was effected.
Line 3. — se déploie — Deployed — spread.
Line 4. — avant qu'ils n'aient — Que coming after the words^Zws, moins, tnieux, autre and autrement, rèquires ne before the verb following. Hère avant has a comparative meaning, and the same construction is used.
Line 5. — poui* comble lîe mailienr — To crown their misfortune.
Line 7. — «» pleine poitrine — Full in the breast.
" biscaien — Musket-ball — Biscaïen is properly a long-bar-
relled musket, so-called from Biscaye in Spain, where it was first used.
Line 19. — swif — Out of.
Line 24. — rade- -Roadstead.
Line af. — de descendre à terre^ — To land.
Line 29. — bl*"x»*é à mort — Mortally wounded.
Line 31. — c'eat lai Sombreull &c — It wat» this saine Sombreuil
who was to Htrii^'>,'le to thn last with Hoche for Ihe po«-
Bession of this }»lo()cly strip of laud. Line 85. — boulllont — Ardent — Compare Kng, fervent troux Latin
fervens, lioiliii}^.
Line 3G. — moï-t» — Who had died.
Line 37. — entra im-e — Hurried.
Line 38. — tout dernièremeut— Quite recently. Line S'J. — cpiTtluiaent — Tu distructiou.
Line 40, — Mocei — Mairiage — from Latin nuplido,
Paob 75.
Line 1. — flancee — Bride.
" cingler — To Bail.
Line 6.- il»- la conKervatlon — On the rétention. Line 8. — pour que Sec — That ita dtfence sboiUd l>e cntrusted ex-
cluaively to his divisiur..
Line 11. — «« trouvaient — Thero were.
Line 14. — pontons — Uulks — old or dismasted vesseln uaed M
prisons.
" «^engager — To tako aervice.
Line 16. — l'heurt? — The timo.
Liue 17. — la marce banne &c — The low water along the walla. Line 20. — «" remarquant— Qbserviug at Uie same tmic. Line 21. — gnéable* — Whioh {uiild Le forded — fordahle. Line 22. — y amenait — Brought thitlier — ».«. to the liepublicaa
camp.
Line 27. — dèx le lendemain — The uoxt dny— DittUtiguisb dés, tUi
and des.
Line 80. — » i"^ banne mer — At loNV tido. Line 33. — liomme» d'élite — Picked men.
" le rocLierifec — Scu p. G'J, 1. 17.
Line 8G. — 1»»« "•» temp»* n"nil>re — The ky leing rloudy. Liue 8y. — mélo de grêle &c. — Of mingli^l hftil vud icy rain.
Page 70.
Line 1. — deobnlnf^n arec Aireur — Let Iooj«r in ail Uieir fury.
Lino 2. — lonrl»in«»uH -Whirhvind».
Lino 10.— uux preinièro» lurura — At dawo.
Lino 12.— <*»■«"< *"*•" OpiMU'd Tire.
Line 18.— i'*^»»l— The %Urm.
l88 NOTES.
Line 19. — transfuge — Déserter,
Line 21. — bastionné — Fortified.
Line 24. — s'accrocliaiit &c. — Clinging to the "brambleB and shrubs.
Line 26. — crevasses — Crevices.
" se poussant &c — Pushing one another.
Line 27. — restait à gravir — Remained to be climbed.
Line 32. — plate-forme — Platform — the fiât ground inside the parapet.
Line 34. — sur leurs pièces — At their guns.
Line 35. — mnrailie — The word generally refers to the fortifications of a city &c — mv/r is the gênerai word for wall. See Note p. 23, 1. 10.
Line 36. — rebrousse chemin — Eetraced his steps.
Line 39. — dispose tout — Made aU arrangements.
Page 77.
Line 2. — U ne s'agissait plus — It waa no longer a question. Line 3. — ouverte &;c — Which was now open to the ever increa&ing
tide.
Line 4. — d'arrêter — Checking.
Line 5. — débris — ^Remnants. Line 6. — dans ce but — To this end.
Line 7. — d'urgentes &c — Hasty and vain measures. Line 10. — encombrée — Now crowded.
Line 12. — en désespérés — In despair.
Line 14. — essayaient &c — ^Were endeavoring to re-form — i.e. to get
into proper order in their ranks, so as to resist the
enemy.
Line 17. — parvinrent à — Succeeded in.
Line 22. — perdaient du terrain — ^Were losing ground. Line 24. — 1» tourmente &c — The storm still made the waves high
— Distinguish tourmente, fem. storm, from tourmente,
mas. torment.
Line 26, — embarcations — ^Boats.
Line 28. — *"ût — The verbs ignorer, nier, disconvenir, &c., govern the
subjunctive because, although there is no négative
word expressed, they hâve themselves a négative mean-
ing.
Line 31. — désespéré — In a desperate condition.
Line 37. — à tort — ^Wrongly — render freely — but it is a mistake to regard his flight as an act of treachery.
Page 78.
Line 1— nt falr«;rorce Tolle» — Crowded ail Bail— Uie more twnml expresHion is faire furco dea voileê — Observe ibe remarkablo allitération, no lésa than flve inooeeeiTe monoBylIableB beginning with the same aapirate. Distingijiah voile, masc. veil, from voile, fera. sail.
Line 3. — quelques couiM (fcc— Some ahota badly aitned took efleci.
Line 5.— l'offrait alorn &c— Was then presented to view.
Line 6.— écartait — Scattered— kopt oll.
Line 10. — roulén et brlno* — Ktjookud down aud bruiHod»
Line 19. — désert — Abandoned.
Line 21. — en face — lu front.
Line 22. — avançaient toujour-i — Kept advancing.
Line 23. — Bas les amieM (kc— Down with your arma I PatrioU, corne over to us !
Line 24. — Rendei-vou« <fco — Surrender — no barm wiU be doue to you.
Line 26. — «»« porta (fcc — Advanced in front of his men.
Line 27. — à «a rencontre — To meet him.
Line 30. — l«»*'lol'*— Thia refors to the laws thon in force a^nut ih« émigrés, which imposed the penalty of death ou auy eue of them who should Bet foot on French goil.
Line 31. — ne crut pan ttc — Did not considor it in hia power.
Line 34. — ^'«n reinettre^Yield themselvoa — trust.
Line 36. — accorda une deiiil-lieur© — U is diflÛcult to imagine what idoa Hoche had in grantiug this timt>, whioh h« niust havo kuown was altogether in8u£Qcitu)t for th« emborkation of tlio defcatud Iioyalist«. Uudcr lucb circumatauces tho di>lay was only a mockory. It looka very much as if he had wiahcd to obtaiu aome crédit for a désire to suvo theae unfortunate muu, but at Ui6 saine tiinu had buen too much afraid of Ûw diitpleaaare of hia mastora to allow thum aufiioiout tiiue io b« of étxj real aorvice.
Line 37. — dau.« cette circonstance — In regard to this occarrvnc*
Lii.. 39. — "*' l'uMHent — But or but that iu tho luiddle of a «4tnt4mo<«, raeaning that not, ia oxpredHod in Freuoh by qus mê ur qui /M), witli the verb iu tho Hubjuuoliv».
Paoi 79. Line 2. — flt ««pcrer Sec — Oave hia oouiradM jrtMon to hop*. Line 3.— «■*^"*t — Accoiint.
Line 4.— ^'^ qal— See Note p. û, L 83.
Line 8 — on obéit— This order was obeyed.
Line lO.-rocs-There are three allied forms, roc, roche and rocher,
the second and third dénote différent kinds of the first. Line 12. — l'égarement The frenzy.
Line 15.— mit pied à tera-e- Dismounted.
Line 26.— juridiques— Judicial.
Line 28.— qu'on envoya— Who were sent.
Line 33.-pensait avoir-Thought that he had-pan.er,. croire,
&c., are followed by the inûnitive without a préposition.
Page 80.
Line 2.— flétrir— Dishonor.
Line 4. — entassés — Crowded.
Line lO.-dont &c-The existence of which, however, it was imposfsible for them to prove.
Line 12.-une convention rég«iière-A formai agreemeni
Lme 13.— sorties— Which had proceeded.
Line 17.— blancliis- Grown grey.
Line 18.— mornes— De jected.
" égarés— Mistaken.
Line 23.— ft-oidement- Coolly— in cold bloocL
Line 24.— allait imprimer— Would stamp.
Line 26.-préposés à leur garde-Appointed to guard them
Line 27.-faiblir-To waver-i. e. to be disposed to spare the prisoners.
Line 29.-avant de se dissoudre-Before its dissolution-this was immediately before the dissolution of the Convention, and the establishment in October, 1795, of the Directory with the Législative Councils of the Ancients and the Five Hundred.
Line 30. — holocauste — Sacrifice.
Line 34.-ï-a question &c-The question whether there had, or had not been a verbal offer of terms of surrender, has given rise to interminable controversies. Line 39.-pièees Justificatives-Notes-explanatory extracts.
Page 81.
Line 2.— échappé— Who escaped.
Line 3. — l'air de route — A march.
Line 4. -la bêche sur l'épaule-With their spades on their
shoulders.
Line 7. — maintien — Bearin».
Line 9.— plus de— See Note p. 40, 1. 14.
Line 16. — qn'on lai (fec — His eycs to ho bundaged.
Line 17.— voir— To look.
Line 18.— à se mettre &c— To kueoU
Line 20.— pour — To.
Line 21. — «»» — Like.
Line 23. — morts — Who died.
Line 24. — précieusement — Lovingly.
Line 28. — <>»» fremif — One shudders.
Line 31. — «»oii le pouvoir — If ho had powor to grant them half an-
hour, why had he not power to graut thuui more ? S««
Note p. 78, 1. 36.
Paob 82.
Lino 4. — aux nn{;lai-4 — With the English. Line 5.— plu" «l'une foîM — See Note p. 40, 1. li.
