L'Anneau de Polycrate

30 l'anneau, m., the ring Polycrate, Polycràtês Samos, Sa?7ws, one of the

principal islands of the

yîigean Sea l'Egypte, f , Egypt

32 le traité, the treaty cimenter, to cement

33 la puissance, the power s'accrut, Prêt, of s'accroître (accroissant, accru ; j'accrois, j'accrus), to increase. See II. § II (/)

en peu de temps, in a short

time bientôt, soon, before long

34 se répandre, to spread l'Ionie, Ionia, a district on

the west coast of Asia Minor, so called from the Ionian Greeks who colonised it

35 le reste, the remainder ; the

other parts la Grèce, Greece [to attend accompagner, to accompany, 37 la rame, the oar

un vaisseau à 50 rames, a

fifty-oared vessel

l'homme de trait, m., /hc

archer [boit

le trait, the shaft, dart, arrow,

37 tout le monde, everybody

aucun, any; aucun. ..ne,

not any ferait, Gondii, of faire, to do

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1 restituer, to restore lui, cf. IL Ex. 55

2 eût enlevé, Plup. Subj. of

enlever, io take away. See F- 4, 1- 25 rien du tout, nothing at all se rendre maître de, to make oneself master of 4 vainquit. Prêt, of vaincre, (vainquant, vaincu ; je vaincs, vainquis), to conquer. II.

Ex. 39 Lesbian, Lesbian, inhabitant of Lesbos, an island in the ^gean Sea

6 Milésien, Milesian, inhabit-

ant of Miletus, Asia Minor

7 la chaîne, the chain

leur, dat. instead of ace, after faire, followed by an Infinitive, which itself has a direct Obj. (ace.)

creuser, to dig

le fossé, the ditch, moat

environner, to surround

le mur, the wall 9 instruit, P. P. of instruire, to instruct, to inform

la prospérité, the pi-osperity

en eut de l'inquiétude, y^// îineasy on that account xo comme, conj., as

aller en augmentant, to go on iticreasing

1 1 il m'est bien doux, it is very

gratifying for me

12 le succès, the success l'allié, m., the ally

la jalousie, the jealousy, invidiousness

déplaî^ - Prêt, of déplaire déplaisant, déplu ; je déplais, déplus), to displease.

See II. § n {b) 14 aimer mieux, to prefer

s'intéresser à, to take an interest in

XOTES AND VOCABULARY.— POLYCRATE

Linî p. 16.

14 tantôt... tantôt, sometimes...

scrnetimes le revers, th^ rez'erse 16 fut, Impf. Suhj. afier j'aimeraismienx J cf. II. Ex. 12 alternativement, alternately partaçer, to divide l'une et l'autre, both

18 car, Conj. for

ouï, P. P. of otiir, to hear ; used in P. P. and Inf. only qui... ne, but

19 enfin, at last, finally

périr malheureusement, to take a bad end

20 ainsi donc, thus then

si V. voulez m'en croire, take my -word for it ; or, if you value my cotinsel

ferez. Fut. of faire, to do

21 ce que, zvhat

je vais, Pr. of aller, to go conseiller, to advise, counsel examiner, to examine, consider

22 quel, -le, which

dont, whose, of which [to do

faites, Pr. of faire, to make,

le cas, the case {value most

faire le plus de cas de, to

23 la perte, the loss sensible, serious, keenly felt

(sensé, sensible) lorsque vous l'aurez trouvée, and not as in English — lorsque vous l'avez trouvée. See p. 7, 1. 2

24 jeter, to throw

de manière que, sa that puisse, Subj. of pouvoir, 7nay ; for the Subj. aft-r ' de manière que,' .sec II.

E.x. 16 ne... Jamais, never

25 revoir, to see again que si, and if continuera, to continue, go on

26 favoriser, to favour, smile

upon en tout, in everything mêler, to mix up, join, blend

Line p. 16.

26 la disgrâce, the adversity

27 la faveur, the favour manquer de, to fail to apporter un remède, to provide {apply) a remedy

28 proposer, to propose

29 sérieuses, f. pi. of sérieux,

serious

30 résolut. Prêt, of résoudre,

(résolvant, résolu; or résous, je résous, résolus), to resolve suivre, to follow

31 la rareté, the rarity quelque chose, m., though

chose is fem., something

32 pût. Prêt. Subj. of pouvoir,

7iiay, might s'arrêter à, ta fix upon l'émeraude, f., the emerald monté, set, mounted avoir coutume de, to be in

the habit ^f

34 le doigt, the finger servir de, to serve for {as) le cachet, the seal résolu, P. P. of résoudre,

to resolve. See 1. 30 s'en défaire, to gel rid of it

35 faire équiper, to fit out monter dessus, to embark

in U se fit conduire, he ordered them to row him ; II. Ex. 52

36 en pleine mer, into the open

sea

37 à la vue, in the sight {pre-

sence) of

38 an^iener, to take, to bring.

See p. 2, 1. 25 cela fait, this done

40 dès que, as soon as

After conjunctions of time, like dès que, à peine, etc., the I'ast Ant. is used in preference to the Plupf.

41 le pêcheur, -se, the fisherman

(le pécheur, fem. la pécheresse, sinner). See II.

42 le poisson, the fish

(le poison, poison)

Line p. i6.

42 crut. Prêt, of croire, to

believe digne de, worthy of

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1 obtenu, P. P. of obtenir, to

obtain

2 le seigneur, the lord

le lui, it to him. See II. § 29

4 je n'ai pas cru devoir, 7 did

not think I otight to, or think itrig/it. II. Ex. 17 (3)

5 le marclié, the market, viar-

kct place convenir à, to be Jit for, worthy of

7 le discours, the speech, words plut, Prêt, of plaire (plaisant, plu ; je plais, plus), to please. See § 1 1 {g)

savoir gré à. ..de, to feel indebted to .. for .. .

8 la pêche, the fishing

9 faire plaisir, to give satisfac-

tion. See II. Ex. 51 {b) ne pas moins, ■none the less en, on that account

10 inviter, to invite souper, to sup flatter de, to flatter zvith

11 l'accueil, m., the reception l'officier de cuisine, the

head cook ouvrent, Près, of ouvrir, to open

12 lui trouvant clans le ventre,

idiomatic turn for — trouvant dans son ventre le ventre, tlie maw, paunch, bdly

13 plein, -e,full conter, to relate

(compter, to count, to reckon )

14 la manière dovA, the manner

in ivliich

15 la circonstance, the circum-

stance

Line p. 17

16 l'aventure, f., the adventure remit. Prêt, of remettre, to

hand, to deliver

17 sur-le- champ, on the spot,

instantly l'exprès, m., the special messenger, express

19 la lecture, the reading

(la conférence, le cours, the lecture) faire lecture, to react) reconnut. Prêt, of reconnaître, to recognize, to feel, to find

20 arracher à, to reclaim from.

See II. Ex. 55

21 finir, to finish, to end

ses jours, his life (lit. days) heureusement, happily

22 retrouver, to find again même, adv., even. Seep, i,

24 le héraut, the herald

(le héros, the hero) renoncer (à), to renounce rompre, to break

25 craindre que ne, to fear lest ;

with the following verb in the Subj.— fût. See II.

Ex, 14 and 46

venir à, to happen to

(venir de, to have just.) See p. 3, 1. 13

et que, and if; que stands often for other conjunctions to avoid their too frequent repetition ; when thus used for si, the following verb must he in the Subj., hence arrivât 27 contraint, P. P. - of contraindre, to compel, to force en qualité de, as