HIS INDIGNATION——FURTHER OPERATIONS AGAINST ENGLAND POST- PONED
Line 27.—enlevait à See Note, p. 19, I. 20, Line 29,—en s’appuyant By relying.
Line 31.-—-disponibles__ Available,
Pace 96.
Line 65.—qu’il voulait &c.—That he wished to strike. Line 7.—foyer—Centre, Line 8.—Irlandais unis United Irishmen, Line 12 —pouvait atteindre Might attain.
Line 17—suisissait les imaginations—\ÿas fascinati imaginations.
Line 20,—à travers— Over.
“6 Arcole— Arcola—a village near Verona in Italy, famous
for a great victory gained by Napoleon over the Austrians, in 1796.
Line 22.—que je te porte envie How I envy you. Line 27.—I1 fit adopter his plan.
Line 31.—-Par suite du &c.—In consequence of the treaty of San Iidefonso—otherwise called the treaty of La Granja,. from à famous palace of that name.
Line 40,—de combler &o.—To supply the great blanks,
ng men’s
&c.—He induced the government to adopt
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NOTES. 109 Pace 97,
Line 8.—pted—Footing.
Line 4.—devait être Was to be,
Line 5.—que rendait &c,—See Note, p. 2, 1. 20.
Line 8.—Franes—Franks—when this word is used as a national adjeetive, it takes the feminine franque, not franche, which is the feminine of franc, sincere,
Line 10.—audneieux &e —Daring to rashness.
Line 11—il fautÿle dire—It musi be confessed.
Line 19—un reproeche—That Hoche should have descended to adopt such a disgraceful method of making war, is only another proof how the moral sense of the Republicans of that period was warped by their malignant hatred of England. See Appendix D, page 126.
Line 15.—suppôt—Tocl—instrument.
«6 ministres perfides—Pits especially, who was an object of almost ludicrous terror and hatred. Sce Note, p. 19, 1. 22.
Line 17.—désoler—Ravage.
‘6 en conséquence—Accordingly—in accordance with these ideas. :
Line 19.—gens perdus &c.—Abandoned menu, robbers and murderers.
Line 22.-—-abuser—Deceive.
Line 23.—sur,—As to.
Line 25.—la Saverne—The Severn—an important river of England, rising in North Wales and flowing into the Bristol Channel.
Line 32.—l’object d’une note—The subject of a memorandum.
Line 39.—renseignements—[Information.
Pacx 98.
Line 12.—Les approvisionnements &e.—The victualling (of the fleet) was not yet complete.
Line 15.—mal comblés—Badly filled.
Line 16.—à leur bord—On board their vessels.
Line 20.—entend dire—A similar phrase “to hear tell of” is used in English. Hoche seems to have believed everything he heard regarding Ireland.
Line 25.—que j'irais trouver—That I would go and help.
Line 31.—on nous fait &c.—The mosi disagreeable scenes are witnessed here—more literally, enacted.
Line 82,— ont bien voulu promettre-—Have kindly promised— Compare the use of veuiilez, the imperative of vouloir. D. F., 276.
Line 87.—désemparés-—Disabled,
Pacza 9,
Line 7.—ne peut &c.—Cannot and will not do anything,
Line 11.—quitte-Subjunctive after obtenez.
Line 15.—l’accueillirent mieux Roceived itwith greater pleasure
Line 18.—en lutte—Enyaged in a struggle.
«6 les conseils législatifs—Viz,, the Council of the Ancients, and the Council of the Five Hundred.
Line 21.—comme sur l’homme &c.—As the man best fitted—in translating omit sur.
Line 25,—de lui-même Of his own accord.
‘Line 26.—Éloigné—At a distance.
Line 28,—dix—This word and six are pronounced in three different ways. Ifthey are followed by x word beginfing with a consonant, the x is silent; if the next word begins with a vowel, the x has the soft sound of s,as if written dise; if they stand at the end of a sentence or clause, the > has the sharp sound of s, like ce.
Line 81.—déjà Hoche &e,—IHoche had already changed his mind. Line 33.—depuis deux jours—Two days before Line 36.—l'avunt-garde-—The van-guurd,
Line 1.—<corps de bataïlle-—Main body.
Line 6.—contre-amiraux-—Rear-admirals.
Line 8.—La baie de Bantry-—Bantry Bay--sonth-west of Ireland in the county of Cork, running north-east; about twenty-five miles long and three or four wide. The town of Bantry near the head of the bay is the only place of importance on it. It is noted for its beautiful scenery.
Line 10.—en pleine mer--At sea.
Line 12.—opérer—Effect,
Line 14.—montaient ensemble—Embarked together in,
Line. 19.—se heurtèrent—Collided,
Line 20.—enrent des avaries—Suffered damage,
Line 21.—rade—Roadstend.
Line 24,—sinistre Disaster,
Line 25.—äonna-—Struck.
rised— | Line 26.—du Raz-—Le Ras is the cape at the south of the entrance ouloir. of the bay leading to the hurbour of Brest, Line 27.—qui le montaient Who were on board her.
Line 29,—à gagner le large ]n reaching the open sea,
Line 30.—croisières— Cruisers.
Line 83.—comme toutes &c,—Ag nt all times when,
Line 34.—une invasion &c,—A foreign invasion,
asure Line 36.—saisissantStriking—remarkable.
Line 87.—pour peu &c.— However little « ne may choose to reflect.
Line 38.—lexposé—Statement—explanation, The word is used in English, but always in a bad sense.
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ed—in Line 40.—la fameuse expédition Between 1801 and 1805 Napoleon several times made preparations to invade England, but his plans were always interrupted by calls in other directions.
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, with Line 9.—eût-Subjunctive depending on the impcrsonal phrase
| dise ; | il entrait dans les desseins, line 6,
the æ Line 11.—à la hauteur &c,—As far up as—abreast of the island
à Ushant—Ouessant, called by the English Ushant, is an
mind. island off the Breton coast not far from the mouth of Brest harbour.
Line 18.—manquaient Were missing.
Line 23.—puissant—No doubt powerful enough according to their ownaccount. For an interesting, if somewhat mythical story of a similar attempt under Hux:bert, read Charles Lever’s novel “Maurice Tiernay,” chapters 17 and
reland da To ollowing.
da û Line 30.—de mander &c.—To summon on board his vessel. , e Line 32.—pour le cas de--In the event of. utiful } Line 85.—de pénétrer &c.—To proceed to the head of Bantry Bay.
Line 40.—vingt-huit kilomètres—This would be only about 18 miles, but the bay is longer than that. See N ote, p. 68, di
