PREFACE
' If some degree of praise hâve hitherto been freely gif en to every publication that had for its real object the instruction of youth, the présent attempt, in which the author's design bas been to mingle information with amusement, to instil into tender minds the principles ef mor ality, to train them up in the habits of y irtue, may at least meet with some indulgence ; and, if this end be closely.pursued, an y smaller faults, in the exécution, though they may not be wholly uverlooked, may pj-obably escape the severity of criticism. Under the disguised form of translations, the aiûhor bas endeavoured to excite, in the minds of young people, a steady attention to every thing that is praisewortby, and an utter disamprobation of the fashionable foilies of the présent times. From the best writero he has selected the most striking andengaging anecdotes of good Men, virtuous Princes, impartial Magistrates, loyal Subjects, afiectionate Husbands, indulgent Parents, dutiful Children, and sincère Friends; to which he has added some hittorical and moral Taies.
That a Book of this kind was necessary, and would be very useful to learners, bas oflen occurred to him in the course of bis profession as a teacher. It seems most natural that the£nglish scholar should begin w ith translating French into his native tangue, and continue this practice for some time before he atterapts to turn English into French, which would.be next to impossible till he had treas nred up in his memory a number of words, and gained some acquaintance with the idionis and particular phraseology pf the French language. To assist the Young Pupil in this mode of study, and to save him the trouble of referring every moment to a dictionary, which he does not as yet know how to use, he has introduced, in this collection a gênerai and particular table of words, and their significations in English, which, by removing the difficulties, will equally assist both Teachers and Scholars.
The gênerai table contains the words which most frequently présent themselves in the course of the translations, and is placed at the beginning of the book : it would be no small advantage tothe learner if the wbole or the greatest part of the words
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\ in tbîs tme were madeYamiliar ta bis mind before be begins to i \ traasJW.«^ÎM9ré^aSàî*ufocÀable, whîch is placed kninjdiately g at^herb»ttoQou i <of4h^f£^e to whtcb it refers, ail propflpme&x \ an% (tàg* ^ritten tbe same as îd English, are omittea%mtess** Jhe, fëyerbavé a différent signification in the sensé in wbich « tbey are used. In order to exercise tbe memoigr of learners, it bas been thougbt proper to omit by degrees, in proportion as (hey are supposed'toïmprove, every word that bas been previously repeated afeove tbree- or four times.
It was not possible to give so libéral a translation as mîght bave been done ; bat the scholar, after translating literally, raay render it into élégant English, and by this method, be ac- «ostomed ta Write his native language witb purity and précision. It was likewise impossible to attendto any particular arrangement of tbe différent tracts, as the compiler has endeavonred to give in tbe beginning the easiest»and thoseof a raoderate lengtb. In short, be flatters himself that tbe collection bere oôercd to a generous public possesses many advantages over otber productions of this kind, and that it will meet witb approbation. Tbe bope of making it truly useful and amusing to young people was his sole motive for tbis publication : if it meets with success, nia wish is ansvvered ; more thao this he neither expects nor desires*
Tbe âuthor, grateful fbr the very fcvonrable réception whîch the former Editions of this Collection hâve met with, has beea excited to enlarge this Edition, in which great paies and attention hâve been employed still to deserve & farther continuation of the public approbation. ^
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A GENERAL INDEX OF THE WORDS WHICH OFTENEST OCCUK IN THE FOLLOWING TRACTS.
A, (yoithout any accent;) ha*.
A, (with an accent ;) ta, at, in,
on.
Ai; hâve»
Après; a/ter.
Au, à la, aux ; to, to the, in, at.
Autre, (sing.) autres, (pU) other,
others.
Avec; with. •»
Avoit, a voient ; had.
Ayant; having.
C ; it, this, that.
Ce, cet, cette ; this, that.
Ces ; thèse, those.
Cola; that.
Celui ; this, that, he, him.
Celle; thu, that, she, her.
Ceux ; thèse, those, they, them, Ce qai; ) Ce que ; J
Dans ; in, into, with, within D', de, Ou, de la, des; of or from, of the, or from the, fin, by, with, about, tome, at.
De, > (before nouns of number, D% $ after the word plus ;) than.
Demanda; > Demandèrent; $ artM \ Devant; ôe/bre. * >
Elle; she, her, it. Elle-même; herself.
Elles ; f/iey, them.
En, (supplyingprûnoun ;) o/fttm, ~ ~ it,ofovfrm
► that, which, what.
ofher, ofotfrom it.
them, any, some* thème, wun u
or tkermtfor^oT thatÇ%. n En, (préposition;) in, into, by,
at, likc* Est; w. . . ^ N'estas; tsnof.
Et.; and. * #
Etant; ôewg.
Efoit; vas.
Etoîent; votre.
Eux; they, them.
Eut, eurent ; /wKf-
Fut; was.
Furent; tcere.
J%je; /.
Jamais, (without The négation ;)
ever.
Jamais, (with the négation ne ;)
11 ever.
Il; he,it.
Ils; they. -
Le, la, 1\ les, (articles;) the.
Jfever expressed in En&sh before nouns taken in a gênerai sensé.
Le, la, \ f , (pronounsi) him, her,
it, $o.
Les ; them.
Leur ; them, to them.
Leur, leurs ; their.
Le leur, la leur, les leurs; their*.
Lui; him, her, to him, to her,
from him, or her. ~*
Lui-même; himself.
Mais; but.
Me, m', moi ; me, to me, tnyself.
Moi ; /, me.
£e* mien, la mienne, les miens»
4& mieqties; mine.
Mon, ma, mes ; my.
NeifHt, ne— point; no t.
Ne rien ; nothing.
Ne — que ; but onty.
Ne, ni; neither,nor.
Notre, no? ; our.
Le aria nôfre ;
Lef nôtres ;
Nous; we,:ps.
On ; one, they, people.
Où, (with an accent;) where,
wheMn, whereto, in which, to
which.
Ou, (without an accent ;) oreither.
Par; by y through r *
fias ; more, or by adding er to the adj édite ;* mort, or by adding B6T to the adjectweA Pour ; for, in order to. Most commonly not expreued before an English verb in the infinitivt moud.
Que, > (pronounrelative;) tchom, Qu', ) that, vshieh, what.
\ (conjuration ;) as, that, thon, tUl, until, lest, except.
Qui ; who, whom, that, which.
Quoi; what.
Sans «ç without.
Se, or s' ; one'* *«//"> himself, her-
self, themselves, Si ; as, 80.
SàfOrs*; if,whether.
Que, Que,
Ue^sien, la sienne, les siens, les
tiennes ; hù, hers, it$.
Son, sa, ses ; hù, htrs, its, <me*s.
Sont; are.
Sous; under.
Sur ; on, upon, over, mbout.
Te ; thee, to thee.
Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les
tiennes; thine.
Toi ; thou, thee.
Ton, ta, tes ; thy.
Tout ; every thing, quite, as+ for
ail. ¥
Tout, toute ; ) ., mmmmmt .„»„,„ Tous! ^ toutes ; \^^ry,whole.
Tu ; thou.
Un, une ; a, an, one.
Votre, vos ; your.
Le vôtre, la vôtre,, les vôtres ;
yours.
Vous; ye,you.
Y ' r to it, inio it, of it, to them?
there, thither.
* Plus riche; 'more rich, or richer*
t Le plus riche ; the most rith, or richest.
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