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Line 1.--bourgeoisie-The cinss of citizens—civilians,

Line 6.—s’afaiblir Grow weak.

Line 8.—peu propres &c.—Little calculated to inspire him with other thouwhts—1.e,, to change his opinion.

Line 10.—commissaires -Commissioners—-Commisseries.

Line 11,—ndministrées—Governed,

Line 12.—obtiat que &c.—Induced the Directory to put itself above the law.

Line 18.—sans le secour: Without th: concurrence—It was contrarg to the constitution for the Directory to deprive these oflicers of their positions without the consent of the two Legislative Councils,

Line 14.—prévaricateurs—Dishonest—This word used as à noun means properly—one who betrays his trust,

Lire !6.—rendit Restored.

Line 18.—baillis. Magistrates—mayors—Compare the Scotch word Baive, which is equivalent to the English Alderman.

« chrpitres diocésains—Diocesan chapters—A chapter is the body of clergymen belonging to a cathedral. In the cities of Rhenish Prussia, these chapters exercised extensive civil authority.

Line 19.—-pour iex surveiller—To superintend them,

Line 21,—inamovibles—Trremovable,

LS et il afferma &c.—And he farmed out the taxes—4.e., he sold the taxes of a certain district for a definite sum, and allowed the buyer to make what he could out of them. See Note, p. 40, 1. 3,

ce dont—Depends on recouvrement, 1, 22.

« Line 25.—remontæ &c.—Provided his cavalry and artillery with

fresh horses—remounted his cavalry, and rehorsed his

artillery.

Tive /0.--effectif—-E fective force—or, simpiy—force.

Liue 34,—ies wrmes—Arms—the weapons with which they were armed.

Line 86.—dragons—Dragoons.

Pace 106.

Line 1 —hussards—Hussars,

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® le fit avertir Notified him—See Not. p. 1, 1, 14.

Line 17.—Mn PR 0 derman Mainz)—An important city on

the Rhine, nearly opposite the 1iouth of the River Main,

“ tête du pont—The same term is used in English; it signifies the fortifications at the oud of the bridge nearest tn the enemy.

Line 18,—herissée-Bristling,

Line 19, —crénelées—Crenelated—pier, ed for musketry—Orenelles are depressions in à parapet through which soldiers may fire without exposing themselves, In this passage the term crénelées means that openings were made in the walls of the houses to serve a similar purpose.

Tine 20.—de distance &c.—At intervals.

Line 22,—se disposait Was preparing.

Line 24.—1n Sieg-—A tributary of the Rhine flowing in on the enst side, nearly opposite Bonn.

Line 26,—Dierdorf—A town about fifteen miles north-evat of Coblenz.

Line 29.—Le gros—The main body.

Line 30.—Andernach—A town on the left bank of the Rhine about twenty miles below Coblenz.

Line 82.—parlemente—Parleyed—sent à flag of truce.

Line 88,—amnistie—Truce—armistice—The word ‘“ amnesty” in English has a different meaning. It signifies an act of oblivion, or general pardon to those who have been güilty ot offences committed in time of war or rebellion.

“ exige—Demanded.

Line 84.—Ehrenbreitstein—One of the most famous fortresses of Europe, sometimes called the “ Gibraltar of the Rhine,” built on a lofty rock 500 feet high, opposite Coblens, with which the town at the base of the rock is connected by a bridge,

Line 35.—1a Lahn—An affluent of the Rhine on the right, about three miles above Coblenz.

Line 36,—qu'une nrmée &c—Which only a conquered army

could accept.

Line 87.—oxdonne le feu—Gave the command to fire,

Line 40.—eulbutée—Utterl; routed—destroyed. Sce Note, p. 29,

Pace 107.

Line 1.—à ln baionette—At the point of the bayonet. Line 5.—Ukerath &c.—These places are some distance north of

Coblenz.

Line 9,—enfonçait lennemi-—Was driving the enemy before him. se l’épée &c.—At the point of the sword—literally, sword in back,

Line 10.—Montabauer—Eight miles north of Nassau.

Line 20.—i1 se sentait &c.—}He felt himself strong enough—Compare ‘‘il se sentait la force” p. 9, 1. 17, and Note.

Line 28,—livré—Fought,

s. prenait &c.—Was taking the necessary steps—was mak-

ing the necessary arrangements.

Line 24.—pour lui couper &c.—To cut off his retreat.

Line 26.—Francfort—Frankfort, a very old German city on the Main, about twenty miles above its junction with the Rhine. It was the place of meeting of the German Diet.

Line 27.—1a Nidda—A small stream joining the Main a little above Frankfort.

Line 28.—porteur de—Bringing—literally, bearer of,

Line 30.—Leoben—A town in the Austrian province of Styria,.

Line 82.—1a gioire &c.—The almost certain glory.

Line 88.—il1 ne laissæ &c.—He permitted himself to feel only.

Line 37,—batailles, combats—Tt is dificulé to find English words to express clearly the distinction between these two nouns; bataille is a general engagement for which preparations are made; combat is an action which may be unexpected, and in which only a part of the armies are engaged. The terms ‘pitched battle” and ‘skirmish ” give the idea, although the latter is too weak for

combat.

Line 3.—mn bonne amie—Sweetheart—my darling. Mon ami and mon amie are usual terms of address between hus- = band and wife, equivalent to the English ‘my dear.” Line 4.—se porte bien—Ts well—In the same way Comment vons portez-vous ? How do you do?

Line 7.—reporta &ce.—Again turned towards Ireland,

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Line 17.—les épargnes &c.— What he had been able to save from the taxes of the conquered countries—See p. 105, 1. 21, and p. 114, 1. 12.

Line 19.—batave-Batavian—equal to Dutch. From Batavi the name of the tribe inhabiting Holland when the Romans first invaded it,

Line 20.—alors alliée de—At that time in alliance with.

Line 21.—les principaux &c.—The principal military and naval officers.

Line 27,—il faut le dire-—Tft must be said.

Line 80.—coup d’Etat—There is no term in English which exactly expresses the meaning of this phrase; use the French. This alludes to the attack on the Legislative Councils by three members of the Directory. See foot-note, page 116.