The French Student S Manual Or Colloquial And Grammatical Exercises

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Excerpt from The French Student's Manual, or Colloquial and Grammatical Exercises: Intended to Impart to the Student Both a Theoretical and Practical Knowledge of the French LanguageTowanns the end of the last century, when France became a prey to anarchy, many of her best citizens were complled to seek a refuge in foreign countries; and, having lost all their possessions, they endeavoured to earn an honest living by becoming teachers of the French language. The tremendous convulsions which agitated their native land, in her passage from despotism to com parative liberty, the wonderful achievements of the man who com manded the admiration and fear of the civilized world, and the flood of light which then began to pour from France over the whole scientific world, all tended to render a knowledge of her language indispensable to the well-educated of both Europe and America. Since that period, it has been more and more admired for its justness, purity, accuracy, and flexibility; and the demand for it has increased, especially in this country. Although the commercial relations existing between the United States and South America seem to render a knowledge of the Spanish language almost indispensable to our youth; yet it is comparatively neglect ed, while the French is extensively studied, from the fact that it has become universal and that an individual who is conversant with it, and with the English, may visit any portion of the civilized world, with the certainty of but seldom requiring an interpreter. The truth of this is so generally felt, that there can scarcely be found, in our widely spread republic, a school of any classical pre tensions ia which the French is not taught, or attempted to be taught.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Colloquial and Grammatical Exercises: Intended to Impart to the Student Both a Theoretical and Practical Knowledge of the French Language Towards the end of the last century, when France became a prey to anarchy, many of her best citizens were compelled to seek a refuge in foreign countries; and, having lost all their possessions, they endeavoured to earn an honest living by becoming teachers of the French language. On the other hand, the tremendous convulsions which agitated their native land, in her passage from despotism to comparative liberty, the wonderful achievements of the man who commanded the admiration and fear of the civilized world, and the flood of light which then began to pour from France over the whole scientific world, all tended to render a knowledge of her language indispensable to the well-educated of both Europe and America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.