Colomba: Edited with Notes Grammatical, Etymological, and Explanatory, and a Notice on Mérimée and His WorksLib. Hachette & cie., 1882 |
Common terms and phrases
16th cent according account adjectives Ajaccio Anton avez ballata balle bandit bandits Barricini Bastia Bocognano book Brandolaccio brave called caporal cheval Chilina cloth Colomba colonel comes comes fr compd conjug Corse coup d'Orso dit-elle doublet English expr fellow femme first foll formerly French Grammar frère fusil Germ give given goëlette good great Griffo ground head hence homme Idiom introd j'ai jeune JULIUS R kind language lieutenant Line little look made mademoiselle main maire make maquis masc meaning means prop medieval mind Miss Lydia Miss Nevil monsieur della Rebbia name never note one's oneself order Orlanduccio Orso Page Line partic people père Pietranera placed préfet prep pres Price remains s'écria same School sense sœur speak stylet subj subst take taken Teachers only tête thing think time transl used village whilst word work written years young
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Page 198 - Troianum orditur ab ovo : semper ad eventum festinat et in medias res non secus ac notas auditorem rapit, et quae desperat tractata nitescere posse relinquit, 150 atque ita mentitur, sic veris falsa remiscet, primo ne medium, medio ne discrepet imum.
Page 2 - ... miss Lydia. En vain il parla de la sauvagerie du pays et de la difficulté pour une femme d'y voyager : elle ne craignait rien ; elle aimait par-dessus tout à voyager à cheval ; elle se faisait une fête de coucher au bivac; elle menaçait d'aller en Asie Mineure.
Page 294 - Every lesson is followed by a short dialogue for conversational practices. The volume comprises the whole Accidence. The rules are stated in the clearest possible manner. A chapter on the Philology of the language, and some for reading and translation, a complete index, and two complete Vocabularies, follow the grammatical portion. Its moderate price and its completeness will make it one of the best books for use in our MiddleClass and National Schools and other large establishments.
Page 294 - Bué's method and treatment are excellent ; to any person unacquainted with French, but wishing to study that language, or to any teacher wishing to form classes for its study, we can cordially recommend his work. Books for use in school or class are often compiled by others than teachers, and the result is not always satisfactory. M.