Encyclopaedical Guide to the French Language: Consisting of Useful, Interesting and Amusing Conversations in French and English, on All the Principal Branches of Knowledge; and Comprising a Tour of Fifty-five Days from London to Switzerland, by Paris; and Then to Germany by the Rhine; and Back to England by Belgium; with the Latest Information Respecting Passports, Hotels, Railroads, Etc., Etc.; and an Appendix of Useful Sentences in French, English, German and ItalianJ.B. Bateman, 1861 - 354 páginas |
Termos e frases comuns
adjective animals answer body breakfast called Capet Charles children Church contains dear déjeûner derived DIALOGUE Dieppe different dinner divided earth English erected expressed family finished first founded François Ier Frankfort French Geneva give given going good Good bye Good morning great Greek half Henry IV history hotel Hugues Capet hundred inhabitants kilo kind king know l'Hôtel last lesson Lewis little Louis Louis XIV M. H. Philippe M. H. Qu'est-ce made make Mary meaning means measure mètres metron monsieur month morning name Napoléon Napoléon Ier nomme-t-on noun number order Palais papa person pistil placed plural Pont Pont des Arts preposition present Prof pronouns right Rue de Rivoli same says science seen subject take taken tenses thank thing think third three time tion town travellers used verb Vevey water word write years
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Página 336 - The history of the preceding events is the history of wrongs inflicted and sustained by various tribes, which indeed all dwelt on English ground, but which regarded each other with aversion such as has scarcely ever existed between communities separated by physical barriers. For even the mutual animosity of countries at war with each other is languid when compared with the animosity of nations which, morally separated, are yet locally intermingled.
Página 336 - John was driven from Normandy. The Norman nobles were compelled to make their election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard England as their country, and the English as their countrymen. The two races, so long hostile, soon found that they had common interests and common enemies.
Página 336 - The greatgrandsons of those who had fought under William and the greatgrandsons of those who had fought under Harold began to draw near to each other in friendship ; and the first pledge of their reconciliation was the Great Charter, won by their united exertions, and framed for their common benefit.
Página 336 - Here commences the history of the English nation. The history of the preceding events is the history of wrongs inflicted and sustained by various tribes, which, indeed, all dwelt on English ground, but which regarded each other with aversion such as has scarcely ever existed between communities separated by physical barriers.
Página 336 - French kings were a curse to her. The follies and vices of the seventh were her salvation. Had John inherited the great qualities of his father, of Henry Beauclerc, or of the Conqueror, nay, had he even possessed the martial courage of Stephen or of...
Página 240 - Le marchand fait des montres pour donner de sa marchandise ce qu'il ya de pire : il a le cati et les faux jours, afin d'en cacher les défauts, et qu'elle paraisse bonne ; il la surfait pour la vendre plus cher qu'elle ne vaut; il a des marques fausses et mystérieuses, afin qu'on croie n'en donner que son prix , un mauvais aunage pour en livrer le moins qu'il se peut ; et il a un...
Página 336 - Her interest was so directly opposed to the interest of her rulers that she had no hope but in their errors and misfortunes. The talents and even the virtues of her first six French kings were a curse to her. The follies and vices of the seventh were her salvation.
Página 335 - The Conqueror and his descendants to the fourth generation were not Englishmen: most of them were born in France: they spent the greater part of their lives in France: their ordinary speech was French : almost every high office in their gift was filled by a Frenchman : every acquisition which they made on the Continent estranged them more and more from the population of our island.
Página 335 - Continent estranged them more and more from the population of our island. One of the ablest among them indeed attempted to win the hearts of his English subjects by espousing an English princess. But, by many of his barons, this marriage was regarded as a marriage between a white planter and a quadroon girl would now be regarded in Virginia.
Página 14 - Notre Père qui es aux cieux. Pèr Notre Père qui es aux cieux Que ton nom soit sanctifié Que ton règne vienne Que ta volonté soit faite Sur la terre comme au ciel. Donne-nous aujourd'hui Notre pain...