Download or read book Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre, with Notes by J. Bu written by Francois Xavier De Maistre and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... eprouve un avant-gout acide lorsqu'on coupe un citron pour le manger. O ma bete! ma pauvre bete! prends garde a toi 1 NOTES. Page Line 1, 2. Qu'il est glorieux..., -wh&t a glory it is for a man. N. que is here au adverb of quantity, which could not be used with an adjective preceded by bien, tres, fort, extremement. How very pleasant it is to, "qu'il est agreable de...," not "qu'il est tris agreable de..." 6. In petto, to myself, secret. FromltaL in, and petto, chest (Lat. pectus, Fr. poitrine). Properly said of the Pope, when he nominates a cardinal, without proclaiming or appointing him. 10. Le long du chemin, along the way, while going along. N. "tout le long du jour," during the whole day; "la longueur du chemin," the length of the way. 15. Adoucissement, a relief, soothing, balm. 2, 2. A l'abri de, uot liable to... N. "etre a l'abri," to be under shelter; "etre a l'abri du danger," to be away, free from danger. 4. Est-il, en effet, d'etre..., is there, indeed, a being, a creature. 6. Assez abandonne pour..., so forlora, so destitute as... 6. Voila tous les apprets, these are ail the preparatives. N. syn. appreter, preparer, disposer. "11 y a dans le mot appreter, une idee d'industre et de recherche; dans le mot preparer, une idee de prevoyance et de diligence; dans le mot disposer, une idee d'intelligence et d'ordre. "--Guizot. 8. Sense, sensible, of sense. N. "un homme sensible," a sensitive man; "rendre sensible," to make sore. 10. Qu'il soit, let him be, whether he be. 14. Fourmillent, run like ants, throng the earth. N. "une fourmi," an ant; "une fourmiliere," an ant-hill, a swarm; " les rues...