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After the breaking-up of the Hôtel de Rambouillet, there were formed various smaller coteries, among which that of Mme. de La Fayette was by no means the least important. From her little circle of précieuses, Mme. de La Fayette was drawn to the Court of Louis XIV. chiefly through the friendship of "Madame," the Princess Henrietta of England.
However, the character of the prince and the information given in 56 31 ff lead us to suppose that in Gregory's mind "a free Montenegro" means a Montenegro free from the existing constitutional authorities, rather than free from Turkish domination. 57 14 qu'on secoue: 'being shaken, cf. note to 55 7. 57 18 Parlez-moi des: 'just trust' lever ... la caille.
Ville de l'île de Nantuket. Voici les vers anglais: From Shelburne, where I dwell, I therefore put my name, Your friend, who means you well.
'made ill-tempered' Humeur usually means 'ill humor' in French. 20 13 en leur bâillant an nez
«That they were willing to admit that the French and Eastern Indians might have just grounds to their own satisfaction, for war against the Mohawks. That they looked upon all such Indians, as received the Yoke of Christ, with another eye than upon others who worship the Devil. That they desired, by all just means, to keep peace, if it may be, with all men, even with these barbarians.
26 6 langue du cru: 'local dialect, 'vernacular' Cru means 'growth, 'that which grows in a certain district', croître = 'grow' Vin du cru ='local wine', donner une oeuvre de son cru = 'to produce a work of one's own imagination', cf.dame du cru 60 29, jurons du cru 65 4. 26 9 devait: cf. note to 18 2. 26 10 on le chargeait toujours: cf. 11 12.
Sidonie flees and becomes a concert-hall singer. Her revenge is complete when by means of a letter she proves to Fromont that she has corrupted his much-loved younger brother. Fromont hangs himself.
4 3 tremblement: 'whole lot, 'noisy throng, colloquial. 46 Si ... que + subjunctive = 'however , cf. 67 12-13, 78 18-19 bête: a pun on the word bête, which means as a noun 'animal, as an adjective 'foolish' vous pensez bien: 'you can readily imagine', cf. 7 10, 9 7, 12 3, 23 7, 56 17. 4 8 A cinq lieues: 'within a radius of fîve leagues', cf. 48 26.
After detailing at length the reasons which have induced him to arrive at such a conclusion, he suggests to Her Majesty's government the expediency of appointing a joint commission for the purpose of inquiring whether means may not be discovered for the suppression of the slave trade, as effectual or even more effectual than those afforded by the treaties which confer the mutual right search.
Your Excellency may assure M. Guizot that her Majesty's government attach no special value to the right of search, except in so far as it affords an effectual means of suppressing the slave trade.
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