THE FALLS OF NIAGARA

[Chateaubriand (1768-1848), The brilliant defender of Catholicism and Monarchy. He travelied in America as a young man, and the extracts in the Reader are based on his own observations. Some of his works are Génie du Christianisme, Les Martyrs, Atala. His style is exceedingly éloquent and highly coloured.]

74. 6 —La masse du fleuve, * That part of the river." II — le roo ébranlé, ' the quiveriw rock.'