JKBelieve Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Another passage......am I annying you guys? sorry....
I'm really sorry......T.T please help me.......
1. 'The Constitution is or was a moderate despotism, tempered by a Chamber that might or might not be elected'
The 'might or might not be elected' part is especially mysterious to me.....
2.'it sufficed, I say, for our Minister to advance any opinion to have it instantly contradicted by the French diplomatist.'
The whole sentence is just lost to me.
3. 'The Princess was married by proxy, at her father's residence, by the Count de Schlusselback.'
I don't understand this sentence.
1. 'The Constitution is or was a moderate despotism, tempered by a Chamber that might or might not be elected'
The 'might or might not be elected' part is especially mysterious to me.....
2.'it sufficed, I say, for our Minister to advance any opinion to have it instantly contradicted by the French diplomatist.'
The whole sentence is just lost to me.
3. 'The Princess was married by proxy, at her father's residence, by the Count de Schlusselback.'
I don't understand this sentence.
Top answer
Hello again JK 1. The form of government is 'mild tyranny', partly restrained by a council whose members are possibly elected. 2.
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Hello again JK
1. The form of government is 'mild tyranny', partly restrained by a council whose members are possibly elected.
2. Whenever the minister gave his opinion about anything, the French diplomat said the opposite.
3. This is slightly obscure; I don't have the book to hand, so can only guess. 'The Count acted as the clergyman at the marriage of the Princess
1. The form of government is 'mild tyranny', partly restrained by a council whose members are possibly elected.
2. Whenever the minister gave his opinion about anything, the French diplomat said the opposite.
3. This is slightly obscure; I don't have the book to hand, so can only guess. 'The Count acted as the clergyman at the marriage of the Princess
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