oald Aniflaii: one of the élégant and

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expeo6iv« ca/^s af thA BduUvard: des Italiens. See noie 4, i>

4d^ zi. Xftlfflitee: a po^t oi aie4iocf« ability who lived i755-ri767, aodi Uirough love of pleasurewas reducedto.thiSrmost extrême want.

22. quai Xalaqnato: oo the left bank of the Seine opposite the Louvre (see note 181, 2.), and north of the ÉcoU dles Bé^^jfr Arts, In this quarter are displayed for sale old pfintSy.eogravingSj aadbooks.

44, 7. Escouisa : Victor Escousse» born m Farts in i&(3, At.tbe âge qS ninetçen, oa account ol the fêlure of> a couple of his plays, he committed sjiiçtde^ by. s^ pbyxiattoa,.

45, i^ ** ft9imiifP": t^« ftrsl repseseotation of a play at the theater; " first night/'

i6. Gllbevt : Nicolas- Jo«ephrlf2^ttre«t*- Gilbert, 1751-1780, was. the author of a number of odes and sal^tfesr He died in a hospital.

ï7, Gfaattevton: Thomas. Chatterton, 1752^1770, was an ^ble young English aiUhor. Poor and pjoud, he went to Loadon and there. polspned hUn^elf frooa disappoîntment.

46, 3. oahotin: '* penny-actpv»" The Word, signifies an itinérant, third-rate ac-

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tor who deskes, to. make an impression, oxie fond of display, one that puts on airs.

47, 2. geste arrondi: *' flourisb."

14. Crédit foncier: the name of one of the leading banking-houses of Paris.

49, I. tiré à quatre épingles: i.e., ** sjMTUce/' ** immaculate. "

3. quai d'Orsay: Many government, diplomatie, and state offices are located on tbis quai.

5^ 17. de cape e( d'épée : " wortbless."

5S, 9. cbeveux: " difficulties," " hitcbes," **rubs." Tbe sentence contains an untranslatable pun.

12. Bi^udelaire : Cbarles Pierre Baudelaire, 1821-1867, translator of tbe works of Edgar AUan Poe, and autbor of some eccentric poems.

15. quartier Latin: quite a large district, near central Paris, on tbe left bank of the Seine. Tbis part of tbe city receives its name from tbe fact tbat it contains tbe university, or Sorbonne, many collèges and scbools, scientiûc institutions, muséums, and libraries. Great imprx}vements bave been made in portions of tbis quartex witbin tbe past few years.

Qt5y 10. Hécène : Msçcenas, tbe Roman

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patron of letters and arts, died 8 b.c. He was a leading statesman and the friend of Augustus, but is remembered especially for the favor and kindness which he showed to Vergil and to Horace.