Spinoza, Baruch (1Ô32«-1677), Dutch philosopher

Page 171. 1. Les lois immanentes, inhérent or intrinsic laws.

2. L'heur, archaie for le bonheur. Compare le malheur. From the Latin auguriummeaiïmgomenfly^kgood or bad, according to the adjective used before it. It is used alone in only a f ew idioms like II n'a pas eu Vheur de vous plaire, he had not the good fortune to please y ou,

3. l'Aveme, Avemus, a lake near Naples. The ancients thought that it was the entrance to Hades.

4. amortira les chocs, etc., will soften the shocks to a much less sensi- Hve conscience.

Page 172. 1. avait été de domination mortelle, had been a life of domination deadly to every other life below it.

2. quelque moisissure humiliée, etc., a bit of decayed and contemptible matter which in some unknown and low recess or corner, etc.

3. dernière viscosité de vie, under iKe loal \3\%cou8 form of life

Page 173. .1. l'antique nébuleuse, ^^ original nehvla, Those who hold to the ''nebular hypothesis" believe the world to hâve been created out of an original nebula of starry matter.