Materials for French prose composition, or selections from the best English writers, with idiomatic renderings, by F. E. A. GascFerdinand E A. Gasc 1860 |
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... petits paquets dans du papier .- ' wrote , ' see p . 23 , n . 6 . Monsieur , used absolutely , was said of the eldest of the brothers of the king of France . 10 Dauphin was the title origin- ally borne by princes of the province of ...
... petits paquets dans du papier .- ' wrote , ' see p . 23 , n . 6 . Monsieur , used absolutely , was said of the eldest of the brothers of the king of France . 10 Dauphin was the title origin- ally borne by princes of the province of ...
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... vif intérêt . 13 m'a confié tout particulièrement à la garde ( or , aux soins ) . 14 et qui est aux petits soins avec moi , comme le sont d'ailleurs les autres domestiques . A COWPER TO MR . J. NEWTON . ( ON SOME COMPOSITION . 33.
... vif intérêt . 13 m'a confié tout particulièrement à la garde ( or , aux soins ) . 14 et qui est aux petits soins avec moi , comme le sont d'ailleurs les autres domestiques . A COWPER TO MR . J. NEWTON . ( ON SOME COMPOSITION . 33.
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... petits com- pliments ) ordinaires . When ' usual ' means ' common , ' ' frequent , ' ' cus- tomary , ' the French for it is ordi- naire , or habituel ; usuel means ' usual ' only in the sense of ' in common use . ' 12 voilà . 13 celle ...
... petits com- pliments ) ordinaires . When ' usual ' means ' common , ' ' frequent , ' ' cus- tomary , ' the French for it is ordi- naire , or habituel ; usuel means ' usual ' only in the sense of ' in common use . ' 12 voilà . 13 celle ...
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... petits ( page 35 , end of note 20 ) dès qu'ils venaient au monde . Put a full stop after monde , and leave out ' and these , ' & c . 4 En outre , j'avais toujours près de moi deux ou trois chevreaux familiers ; or , Le reste de ma ...
... petits ( page 35 , end of note 20 ) dès qu'ils venaient au monde . Put a full stop after monde , and leave out ' and these , ' & c . 4 En outre , j'avais toujours près de moi deux ou trois chevreaux familiers ; or , Le reste de ma ...
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... petits morceaux carrés cousus ensemble . 11 seulement ils étaient tous de la même . 12 To dress , ' in this sense , is préparer , or , accommoder . 13 où ils logeaient eux et leurs familles . This instance of two pronouns , the one ...
... petits morceaux carrés cousus ensemble . 11 seulement ils étaient tous de la même . 12 To dress , ' in this sense , is préparer , or , accommoder . 13 où ils logeaient eux et leurs familles . This instance of two pronouns , the one ...
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adjective army assez autre avaient avait avoir bien c'est c'était Cæsar cavalry cher chose cœur construction coup Crab d'une dative dear Dendermond deux dire donner ellipsis English été être expression faire fait faut followed FONTAINE French French language full stop gens give grand homme honour infantry j'ai j'avais jamais jours Julius Cæsar jusqu'à Lady leave literally Lord Raglan means ment mettre mieux monde n'en n'est never note ¹ note 12 noun parler participle Pecksniff person petits peut phrase plural poor Richard says prendre preposition preterite pronoun PROVERB Puff Put a full qu'elle qu'il qu'on qu'un rendered rien rule Russians sense sentence seul ship simply singular Sir John Sneer soin Sterl subjunctive temps terre tête thing thou tion tive Tom Jones tout Translate Turn uncle Toby verb Voilà voir vrai word
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