6 rivalisent de toilette. 7 require to be taught to spell, ont besoin d'apprendre l'orthographe (ou ne savent pas l'orthographe.)

(II.) 8 places . . . window, étale trois bocaux bleus à sa fenêtre. 9 ayant dit des injures au tailleur en vidant. 10 l'assomme avec son carreau. 11 là-dessus on intente une action pour voies de fait. 12 dépêche son clerc pour chercher des preuves. que l'endroit promet. 14 met tout le monde aux prises.

13 a good opening,

a butcher, and a brewer. The parson, the clerk, the sexton, the butcher, the smith, the saddler, and the brewer, require a baker, a tailor, a shoemaker, and a carpenter. They soon (305.) learn to eat plum-pudding* (m.), and a grocer follows. The grocer's wife and parson's wife contend for superiority in dress, whence flow a milliner and a mantua-maker. A barber is introduced to curl the parson's wig, and to shave the smith on Saturday nights, and a stationer to furnish the ladies with paper for their sentimental correspondence. An exciseman is sent to gauge the casks, and a schoolmaster discovers that the ladies require to be taught to spell 7.

a pot* (m.) of ale*,

(II.) A hatter, a hosier, and a linen-draper follow by degrees; and as children are born they begin to cry out for rattles and ginger-bread. In the meantime a neighbouring apothecary, hearing with indignation* (377.) that there is a community living without physic, places three blue bottles in the window 8. The butcher having called the tailor bad names over Snip knocks him down with his goose 10; upon this plea an action for assault is brought 11 at the next sessions. The attorney sends over his clerk to collect evidence 12; the clerk finding a good opening 13, sets all the people by the ears 14, becomes a pettifogging attorney, and peace flies the village* (m.) for ever. But the village* (m.)

15 massier. 16 cour trimestrielle.

becomes a town, and acquires a bank; and should it have existed in happier days, it might have gained a corporation* (f.), a mayor, a mace 15, quarter-sessions 16 of its own, the assizes and the gallows.-Dr JOHN M'CULLOCH.

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70. GLASGOW.

(I.) 1 Ce ne fut qu'à partir de. 2 des progrès marqués (sensibles). 3 la ville. 4 spreading wider circles as it rose, s'est étendue en proportion de son élévation. 5 Glasgow.

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(I.) The Clyde* (f.) is the very heart of Glasgow *—the mainspring of its existence *. Without this silent highway for its mighty commerce *, Glasgow could not have risen to its present proud position of being the second city in the United Kingdom-second only to London in size, population *, importance*, wealth, and commerce*. It was not until1 the union* of the two kingdoms, in 1707, that the commerce* (m.) of Glasgow made any special progress 2. Since then it 3 has steadily risen, and spread in wider circles as it rose 4; and, in the last half century, the energy of its inhabitants has raised it to the position of the chief city in Scotland. It 5 combines several of the special characteristics of other cities. It has the docks* and ports* of Liverpool, the tall chimneys and manufactories of Manchester, with the shops of Regent * Street*, and the best squares of Belgravia *. Its trade and productions* are singularly varied and extensive.

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(II.) 6 a portion, en partie. 7 the iron and engineering works, les usines et les ateliers de construction. 8 and all... of these, et tous les travaux manuels qui y sont attachés, ou qui en dépendent, dans leur développement le plus complet.

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(II.) "Glasgow," says Dr Strang, "unites within itself a portion of the cotton-spinning and weaving manufactures of Manchester, the printed calicoes of Lancashire, the stuffs of Norwich, the shawls and mousselines* of France, the flax-spinning of Ireland, the carpets of Kidderminster, the iron and engineering works of Wolverhampton and Birmingham, the pottery and glassmaking of Staffordshire† and Newcastle, the ship-building of London, the coal trade of the Tyne and Wear, and all the handicrafts connected with, or dependent on, the full development of these 8. Glasgow has, also, its distilleries, breweries, chemical works, tanworks, dyeworks, bleachfields, and paper manufactories." Truly a very wonderful combination of trade and manufacture !-CUTHBERT BEDE'S Tour in Tartan-Land.

71. THE WONDERS OF CIVILIZATION.

MERVEILLES DE LA CIVILISATION. - (I.) 1 Celle (123.). 1 relations pacifiques.

2 peu de

(I.) The condition of the present inhabitants of this country is very different from that1 of their forefathers. These, generally divided into small states or societies, had few relations of amity2 with surrounding tribes, and their thoughts and interests were confined very much within

See foot-note at p. 44 of this work.

3 avaient en général les mêmes bornes que leurs territoires étroits et leurs habitudes grossières. avec orgueil. 5 qu'un roi même n'aurait pu se procurer. 6 On. 7 (II.) 6

8

9

on élève. pompent l'eau des mines. pour qu'on 10 qui transpor

puisse en extraire les minéraux dont j'ai besoin. tent ma provision de charbon pour l'hiver.

11 qui protégent

et entourent mon pays pour assurer mes jouissances et mon

repos.

their own little territories and rude habits 3. Now, every one sees himself a member of one vast civilised society which covers the face * (f.), of the earth, and no part of the earth is indifferent to him. In England, a man of small fortune may cast his regards around him, and say, with truth and exultation "I am lodged in a house that affords me conveniences and comforts which even a king could not command 5 some centuries ago. There are ships crossing the seas in every direction, to bring what is useful to me from all parts of the earth.

(II.) In China, men are gathering the tea-leaf for me; in America, they are planting cotton for me; in the West India islands, they are preparing my sugar and my coffee; in Italy, they are feeding silk-worms (348.) for me; in Saxony, they are shearing the sheep to make me clothing; at home, powerful steam-engines (343.) are spinning and weaving for me, and making cutlery for me, and pumping the mines that minerals useful to me may be procured. My patrimony was small, yet I have carriages running day and night on all the roads to carry my correspondence; I have roads, and canals, and bridges, to bear the coal for my winter fire 10; nay, I have protecting fleets and armies around my country, to secure my enjoyments and repose 11.

18 véritable pro

(III.) 12 de ce qui se passe dans le monde entier. dige entre tant de richesses. 14 le bonnet enchanté des contes arabes. 15 en une minute. 16 je puis évoquer, rappeler à la vie. 17 tous les héros et tous les hommes de bien. 18 leur faire recommencer. 19 depuis l'origine du monde jusqu'à ce jour. partout où il me plaît.

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(III.) Then I have editors and printers who daily send me an account of what is going on throughout the world 12, among all these people who serve me; and in a corner of my house, I have books, the miracle of all my possessions 13, more wonderful than the wishing-cap of the Arabian tales 14; for they transport me instantly 15, not only to all places, but to all times. By my books I can conjure up before me, to vivid existence 16, all the great and good men 17 of antiquity; and, for my individual satisfaction * (f.), I can make them act over again 18 the most renowned of their exploits * (m.);—the orators declaim for me; the historians recite; the poets sing; in a word, from the equator to the pole, and from the beginning of time until now 19, by my books I can be where I please 2o, SIR JOHN HERSCHELL.

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72. GULLIVER'S ADVENTURES IN BROBDIGNAG.

(I.) I should have lived happy enough in that country, if my littleness had not exposed me to several ridiculous and troublesome accidents* (m.), some of which I shall venture to relate. Glumdalelitch often carried (imp.) me into the gardens of the court in my smaller box, and would (776.) sometimes take me out of it, and hold me