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A compendious way of teaching ancient and modern languages : formerly practised by the learned Tanaquil Faber, in the education of one of his sons, and of his daughter the celebrated Madam Dacier, and now, with little alteration, successfully executed in London.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection P51 .L431 1723
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lefebvre, Tannegui, 1615-1672.
- Standardized Title:
- Méthode courte et facile pour apprendre les humanités grecques et latines. English. 1723
- Language:
- English
- French
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, i page, 3 unnumbered pages, iii-iv, 184, that is, 144 pages ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition / to which are added some tracts and observations on the same subject, by several eminent men, viz. Roger Ascham ... Richard Carew, Mr. Milton, Mr. Locke, &c. with an account of the education of the Dauphin, by J. B. Bossuet ...
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J. Downing ..., 1723.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Méthode courte et facile pour apprendre les humanités grecques et latines.
- Translated by Jenkin Thomas Philipps. Cf. DNB, v. 15, p. 1056, and dedication signed: J.T. Philipps.
- Errors in paging: p. 129-144 misnumbered 169-184.
- "Of education", by John Milton: p. 99-116.
- Contains:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Of education.
- OCLC:
- 13614479
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