Gérard; an illustrious French artist (i

1. 19. Achille Devéria : an artist who was influenced by the Romantic movement (1800- 185 7.)

Page 42. — 1. 2. Aulu-Gelle: Aulus Gellius, a Latin grammarian of the 2d century, a.d. He is the author of a work entitled Nodes Attica.

1. 20. Boece : Boêthius, a Roman statesman and author, famous for bis knowledge of Greek philosophy. He wrote De Consolatione Philosophia. The approximate dates for his birth and death are 470-524.

L 29. Dante: the father of Italian poetry, was born at Florence, in 1265, and died at Ravenna, in 1321. His great poem is the Divina Commedia.

Page 43. — 1. 2. Halherbe: a lyric poet who exercised the functions of a literary reformer in the first quarter of the 17th century. (1555- 1628.)

L 20. Perrault is chiefly known as a writer of fairy tales. (1628-1703.)

L 24. Corneille : the first great writer of French tragedy. (1606-1684.)

1. 24. Pascal : illustrious as a philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. A member of the Jansenist Company at Port Royal, he defended Jansenism in his book, the Provincialest which is written in the form of letters. His other book is composed of thoughts on religion, which appear in fragmentary form under the title Pensées, (i 623-1 662.)