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Ravi d'admiration. — Transportée! with admiration

3. Qu'il voit d'un coup d' 'œil. — When ne sees at a glance. Que is hère used instead of repeating lorsque. See Grammar, p. 309, §11.

4. Peuplée d'habitations si riantes. — Adorned with such cheerful homes, or filled with such gay habitations.

5. La crête sourcilleuse. — The lofty summits, or the cloud-capped, frowning crest.

6. Ceignant. — Présent part, of ceindre, to gird, to enclose, to encompass, p. 175, § 14.

7. Le couronnant de cet immense groupe de neiges. — Crowning it with that immense group of snow-covered peaks.

8. Un effet qu'aucune expression . . . qui ne l'a pas vu. — An effect of which no words can give any conception to one who has not seen it.

9. L'est peut-être encore davantage. — Is perhaps still more so. For this use of le, see Grammar, p. 261, § 3.

10. Physicien. — Natural philosopher, physicist. A physician, doctor, is un médecin.

11. En trouve la les masses centrales. — Finds there its central masses. For this use of en, see Grammar, p. 241, § 9.

1. Ni la représentation ni l'appareil. — Neither display nor fine dress. The former of thèse nouns refers to the state and parade which accompanies high rank ; the latter, to the royal attire and décorations.

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