de lui-même, of his own accord

Page 139. — 1. The church of la Madeleine is at the northern end of the Rue royale, a short distance from the Place de la Concorde, where the exécution took place. The Swiss who had fallen in défense of the king on the ioth of August were also buried hère. In 181 5 Louis XVIII had the remains of his brother and of Marie Antoinette transferred to the royal vaults at St. Denis.

2. The Marseillaise is a patriotic song, composed in Strasburg

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in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle, an officer in the French army. It was introduced into Paris by the troops from Marseilles, hence the name. The refrain referred to is as follows:

Aux armes, citoyens ! formez vos bataillons !

Marchons! qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!

VOCABUtARY

Words alike, or nearly so, in French and English hâve usually been omitted ; also *he commoner pronouns and prépositions.

abaissement, m., humiliation,

abasement.

abaisser, to let down, lower.

abandon, m., forsaking, ease,

unconstraint.

abandonner, to abandon, désert.

abattement, m., déjection, de-

spondency.

abattre, to throw down, eut

down, knock down, let down,

overcome.

abattu, -e, depressed, dejected.

abdiquer, to resign, give up.

abîme, m., abyss.

abolir, to abolish.

abord, m., approach.

abord (d'), first, at first. aborder, to address, approach.

aboutir, to corne out.

aboyer, to bark.

abri, m., shelter, cover; à F — ,

safe.

absolu, -e, absolute.

absoudre, to absolve, acquit,

pardon, abstenir (s7), to abstain, refrain, accabler, to crush, overwhelm.

accepter, to accept.

accès, m., access, approach, ad-

mittance.

acclamation,/., shout, cheering.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to accomplish, effect,

make.

accorder, to grant, give; s*—,

to agrée, correspond.

accouder, to lean on one's elbow.

accourcir, to shorten.

accourir, to run up, hasten.

accoutumer, to accustom.

accrocher, to hook, catch.

accumuler,to accumulate,collect.

accusateur, m., accuser ; — public, state's attorney.

accusé, m., prisoner.

accuser, to accuse, blâme, acharnement, m., fury, despera-

tion.

acheter, to buy, purchase.

achever, to finish.

acquittement, m., acquittai, acquitter, to pay, discharge.