Martel's elements : Containing, I. New essays on education, relative, especially, to history, moral philosophy, and composition. II. An introduction to the French language, by means of a literal translation of the first hundred pages of this book, the conjugation of the verbs, and some familiar phrases. III. A selection of delicate bon-mots, anecdotes, sentences, sentiments, thoughts, play on words, anagrams, witticisms, devices, puns, jokes, apologues, happy applications of passages in famous writers, stories, ingenious repartees; but having nothing of what might alarm modesty or excite condemnable laughter upon the objects of our duties and of our respect, which, certainly, is not the case in the books now in the hands of youth, to learn French by. Copy-right secured according to law.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Eighteenth century collections online.
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| Online Access: | Full text online |
| Item Description: | Title and imprint of volume 2 (Evans 32425) vary: Martel's elements; containing a choice of the most interesting traits in ancient & modern history, parallels of philosophers, statesmen & heroes, a collection of thoughts from the best authors, in prose, and a great variety of examples of all sorts of poetry in French .. Newyork: Printed for the author, 1797. Dedicated to Theodosia Burr. Frontispiece engraved by Peter Maverick. Volume 1: xvii, [2], 20-480, 112 pages; volume 2: [2], 139-660 pages. Pages 139-480 of volume 1 are textually and typographically identical with pages 139-480 of volume 2. Errors in paging: volume 1, pages 265, 346, 348, 389 misnumbered 256, 345, 358, 386; volume 2, pages 346, 348, 389 misnumbered 345, 358, 386. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations ; 12⁰. |