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Martel's elements. : Containing, I. New essays on education, relative, especially, to history, moral philosophy, and composition. II. An introduction to the French language, by means of a literal translation of the first hundred pages of this book, the conjugation of the verbs, and some familiar phrases. III. A selection of delicate bon-mots, anecdotes, sentences, sentiments, thoughts, play on words, anagrams, witticisms, devices, puns, jokes, apologues, happy applications of passages in famous writers, stories, ingenious repartees; but having nothing of what migh alarm modesty or excite condemnable laughter upon the objects of our duties and of our respect, which, certainly, is not the case in the books now in the hands of youth, to learn French by. Copy-right secured according to law.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martel, Michael.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French language--Readers--Early works to 1800.
- French language.
- French language--Composition and exercises.
- French language--Composition and exercises--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Readers (Publications)
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 2v. : illustrations ; 12⁰
- Place of Publication:
- New-York : Printed by C.C. Van Alen, & Co. for Michael Martel, 1796[-1797]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Title and imprint of v. 2 (Evans 32425) vary: Martel's elements; containing a choice of the most interesting traits in ancient & modern history, parallels of philosophers, statesmen & heroes, a collection of thoughts from the best authors, in prose, and a great variety of examples of all sorts of poetry in French .. Newyork: Printed for the author, 1797.
- Dedicated to Theodosia Burr.
- Frontispiece engraved by Peter Maverick.
- Vol. 1: xvii, [2], 20-480, 112 p.; v. 2: [2], 139-660 p.
- Pages 139-480 of v. 1 are textually and typographically identical with p. 139-480 of v. 2.
- Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 265, 346, 348, 389 misnumbered 256, 345, 358, 386; v. 2, p. 346, 348, 389 misnumbered 345, 358, 386.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 30740
- Evans, 32425
- English Short Title Catalog, W6555.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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