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Was it not the greatest triumph of his reign to have the unanimous vote of all France this overwhelming proof of his popularity? As he stood there smiling, with a gracious acknowledgment of the many compliments, he looked radiantly happy to thus receive the homage of his country. As the Emperor passed near me I added my congratulations, to which he replied, "Merci, je suis bien heureux."

Monsieur Etienne scarcely knew what reply to make to this untimely request. "You wish to dine here here you would " Down came another post-chaise, thundering on the stones, and louder than ever was the sound of "Je suis pere, un pere heureux." Certainly, at that moment, the song was a mockery, for Monsieur Etienne was a most unhappy and distracted father.

L'or, qui toujours fut de ressource, Par lequel Jupin jouissait De Danae, qu'il caressait; L'or, par qui Cesar gouvernait Le monde heureux sous son empire; L'or, plus dieu que Mars et l'Amour, Le soir, dans les murs de Strasbourg. Sad doggerel; permissible perhaps as a sample of the Friedrich manufacture, surely not otherwise!

La mort seroit trop douce en ces extremitez, Mais le scrupule parle, et nous crie, arretez; Il defend a nos mains cet heureux homicide Et d'un heros guerrier, fait un Chretien timide," &c. Do not imagine that I have translated Shakspeare in a servile manner.

The Servians, known in Europe from the seventh century, at which period they migrated from the Carpathians to the Danube, were in the twelfth century divided into petty states. "Le premier Roi fut un soldat heureux." Neman the First, who lived near the present Novibazar, first cemented these scattered principalities into a united monarchy.

"Is it possible?" thought the discomfited postmaster. "Yes, here they come at the very moment when the guests are arriving." Just then another horn was heard, and "Je suis peree, un pere heureux," made the welkin ring. On every side they came, but the unlucky passenger caleche blocked up the passage.

A moment afterwards Captain Westcott, finding himself close alongside the Heureux the ninth ship of the enemy's line gave the word to open fire, and Bill Bowls had at last the satisfaction of being allowed to apply a light to the touch-hole of his gun.

I took up a volume of La Rochefoucauld, which was lying on the table near grandmamma's copy and I chanced to open it at this maxim: "On n'est jamais si heureux ni si malheureux qu'on s'imagine."

This is her reply: 'Your kind favour came duly to me, and as your message to your Spirit Friend was delivered previously, that is, as soon as it was written, I had no further effort to make than to convey the following to you: 'Amants, heureux amants, voulez-vous voyager! Que ce soit aux rives prochaines. Patience, je n'en ai pas quand je suis si près et si loin de vous.

Play, which had formerly been only an occasional excitement, had now become a necessary part of his daily existence. Mohun would never say perhaps he did not know how much Guy had lost during those few months. I wonder people have not got tired of quoting "Heureux en jeu; malheureux en amour." It seems one of the least true of all stale, stupid proverbs.