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Author: Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.
Title: The compleat French-master for ladies and gentlemen being a new method, to learn with ease and delight the French tongue, as it is now spoken in the court of France, in three parts, I. A short and plain grammar, II. A vocabulary, familiar dialogues, the niceties of the French tongue, and twelve discourses ... III. Four collections ... / by A. Boyer ...
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Print source: The compleat French-master for ladies and gentlemen being a new method, to learn with ease and delight the French tongue, as it is now spoken in the court of France, in three parts, I. A short and plain grammar, II. A vocabulary, familiar dialogues, the niceties of the French tongue, and twelve discourses ... III. Four collections ... / by A. Boyer ...
Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.
London: Printed for Tho. Salusbury ..., 1694.
Subject terms:
French language -- Grammar.
French language -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28928.0001.001
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title page
Books newly Printed for T. Salusbury at the Kings Arms next St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street.
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILLIAM Duke of Glocester.
THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
ERRATA.
In the Grammar.
In the Familiar Dialogues.
In the 12. Discourses.
In the Third Part.
The CONTENTS.
In the First part, The Grammar.
In the Second Part. The Vocabulary.
In the Third Part.
A Short and Plain French-GRAMMAR, FOR Ladies and Young Gentle∣men that do not yet un∣derstand Latin.
The Introduction.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
ARTICLE I.
1. A.
2. E.
gloss 1
Exceptions.
gloss 2
gloss 3
gloss 4
3. I and Y.
4. O.
5. V.
ART. II.
The Dipthongs.
The Tripongs.
ART. III.
ART. IV.
CHAP. III.
ART. I.
ART. II.
§. 1. Of Gender.
§ 2. Of Number.
§ 3. Of the Declension.
Declension of proper Names.
Declension of common Nouns.
§. 4. Of the Comparison of Adjectives.
ART. III.
§. 1. Of Pronouns Personal.
§ 2. Of Pronouns Demonstrative.
§ 3. Of Pronouns Possessive.
§ 4. Of Pronouns Interrogative.
§ 5. Of Pronouns Relative.
§ 6. Of Pronouns Indefinite.
Construction of Pronouns.
I. Personal.
II. Possessive.
ART. IV.
§ 1. Of the Gender.
§ 2. Of Moods.
§ 3. Of Tenses.
§ 4. Of the Tenses of the Indicative Mood.
The four Simple Tenses are,
The three Compound Tenses.
§ 5. Of the Tenses of the Imperative Mood.
§ 6. Of the Tenses of the Conjunctive Mood.
The three Simple Tenses are,
The Four Compound Tenses.
§ 4. Of the Tenses of the Infinitive Mood.
Of the English Conjugation, in reference to the French.
§ 7. Of Persons.
§ 8. Of Numbers.
§ 9. Of the Conjugation.
The Auxiliary Verb. Avoir, to have.
Indicative Mood.
Conjunctive Mood.
Imperative Mood.
Infinitive Mood.
The Auxiliary Verb. Etre, to be.
Indicative Mood.
Conjunctive Mood.
Imperative Mood.
Infinitive Mood.
Active Verb of the first Conjugation in Er; as, Aimer, to love.
Indicative.
Conjunctive.
Imperative.
Infinitive.
Active Verb of the second Conjugation in ir, Emplir, to fill.
Indicative.
Conjunctive.
Imperative.
Infinitive.
Active Verb of the Third Conjugation in Oir, as, Recevoir, to receive.
Indicative.
Conjunctive.
Imperative.
Infinitive.
Active Verb of the Fourth Conjugation in re, as, Vendre, to sell.
Indicative.
Conjunctive.
Imperative.
Infinitive.
Verbs of the Fourth Conjugation that have an i before n, in the last Syllable but one, such as Craindre, to fear, are thus conjugated.
Indicative.
Conjunctive.
Imperative.
Infinitive.
Conjugation of Passive Verbs. Conjugation of Passive Verbs.
Conjugation of Neuter and Common Verbs.
Arriver. To Arrive.
notes
Conjugation of Reciprocal Verbs.
Se Lever, to Rise.
Of Verbs Impersonal.
Of the Conjugation of Verbs Impersonal.
§ 1. There are some of the First; as,
§. 2. Some are of the Second Conjugation; as,
§ 3. Others are of the Third Conjugation; as,
§ 4. Lastly, There are Impersonal Verbs of the Fourth Conjugation; as,
Conjugation of Verbs Irregular.
§ 1. Irregular Verb of the First Conjugation.
§ 2. Irregular Verbs of the second Conjugation.
1. Avoir, To have.
§. 4. Irregular Verbs of the fourth Conjugation.
Of the way of Conjugating Verbs with an In∣terrogation, with a Negation, with an Interro∣gation and Negation together, and with these Particles en and y.
ART. V.
1. Participles of the Present Tense.
Construction of Participles Present.
2. Participles of the Preter Tense.
Construction of Participles Preter.
ART. VI.
1. Of Adverbs of Time.
2. Adverbs of Place.
3. Adverbs of Quantity.
4. Adverbs of Number.
5. Adverbs of Order.
6. Adverbs of affirming.
7. Of Denying.
8. Of Doubting.
9. Of Asking.
10. Of Chusing.
11. Of Comparing.
12. Of Shewing.
13. Of Consenting.
14. Of Forbidding.
15. Of Confusion.
16. Adverbs of Gathering.
17. Of Separation.
18. Of Deliberation.
19. Of Rashness.
20. Of Opportunity.
21. Of Difficulty.
22. Of Haste.
23. Of Gentleness.
24. Of Quality.
note
ART. VII.
1. Conjunctions Copulative.
2. Disjunctive.
3. Adversative, i. e. Shewing some Contrariety.
4. Conditional.
5. Causal, or, giving reason of what is said.
6. Conclusive.
7. Continuative.
note
ART VIII.
Prepositions.
ART. IX.
1. Of joy.
2. Of Sorrow.
3. Of Pain.
4. Of Encouraging.
5. Of Warning.
6. Of Calling.
7. Of Admiration.
8. Of Aversion.
9. Of Laughing.
10. Of Silence.
CHAP. IV.
1. Rule.
2. Rule.
3. Rule.
4. Rule.
5. Rule.
6. Rule.
7. Rule.
8. Rule.
CHAP. V.
ART. I.
ART. 2.
title page
A VOCABULARY English and French.
vocabulary
Of the World in general.
The days of the Week,
Of the Time, du Tems.
The Months of the Year,
The Times, or Seasons of the Year.
The Holy days, or, Festi∣vals of the year.
Of Mankind.
The Parts of Man's body.
Blemishes of the Body.
Of Diseases.
Of the Soul.
Of Cloaths.
Womens Cloaths.
Names of Things made use of for cloathing.
Of Eating.
Degrees of Kindred.
The Clergy, or, Church-Men.
Temporal Dignities.
Places and Officers of Iustice.
A Town, or, City.
The Inhabitants.
A House.
Houshold-Stuff.
A Bed.
Kitchin-Tackling.
The Study.
The Master,
The Country,
A Garden.
The Herbs.
A Fruit-Tree.
The Iourney.
The Sea.
The War.
A Country or Land.
A Nation.
A Beast.
A Bird or Fowl.
An Insect.
A Fish.
A Metal.
A Mineral.
A Stone.
The Gum.
The Colour.
The Play or Pastime.
An Exercise.
Of Coins.
The Number.
Ordinal Number.
A Collection of Nouns Ajectives.
vocabulary verbs
A Collection of Verbs, to express the most common Actions.
Actions of the Mind.
Actions natural to Men.
Love and Hatred.
To take ones pleasure.
To be Sick.
To Buy.
Of Life.
Of Motion.
Handy works.
The sounds of Beasts.
The Birds are used.
dialogues 2
Dialogues Fa∣miliers, Fran∣çois & Anglois.
Premier Dialogue.
Second Dialogue.
Troisiéme Dialogue.
Quariéme Dialogue.
Cinquiéme Dialogue.
Sixiéme Dialogue.
Septiéme Dialogue.
Huitiéme Dialogue.
Neufiéme Dialogue.
Dixiéme Dialogue.
Dialogue Douziéme.
Dialogue Treiziéme.
Quatorziéme Dialogue.
Quinziéme Dialogue.
Seiziéme Dialogue.
Dixseptiéme Dialogue.
Dix huitiéme Dia∣logue.
Dix neufiéme Dialogue.
Vingtiéme Dialogue.
Vingt & uniéme Dialogue▪
Vingt & Deuxiéme Dialogue.
XXIII. Dialogue.
XXIV. Dialogue.
XXV. Dialogue
XXVI. Dialogue.
XXVII. Dialogue.
XXVIII. Dialogue.
XXIX, Dialogue.
XXX. Dialogne.
XXXI. Dialogue.
XXXII. Dialogue.
XXXII. Dialogue.
XXXIV. Dialogue.
XXXV. Dialogue.
XXXVI. Dialogue.
XXXVII. Dialogue.
XXXVIII. Dialogue.
XXXIX. Dialogue.
XL. Dialogue.
Familiar Dia∣logues, French and English.
First Dialogue.
Second Dialogue.
Third Dialogue.
Fourth Dialogue.
Fifth Dialogue.
Sixth Dialogue.
Seventh Dialogue.
Eighth Dialogue.
Ninth Dialogue.
Tenth Dialogue.
Twelve Dialogue.
Thirteenth Dialogue.
Fourteenth Dialogue.
Fifteenth Dialogue.
Sixteenth Dialogue.
Seventeenth Dialogue.
Eighteenth Dia∣logue.
Nineteenth Dialogue.
Twentieth Dialogue.
One and Twentieth Dialogue.
Twenty Second Dialogue.
XXIII. Dialogue.
XXIV. Dialogue.
XXV. Dialogue
XXVI. Dialogue.
XXVII. Dialogue.
XXVIII. Dialogue.
XXIX. Dialogue.
XXX. Dialogue.
XXXI. Dialogue.
XXXII. Dialogues.
XXXIII. Dialogue.
XXXIV. Dialogue.
XXXV▪ Dialogue.
XXXVI. Dialogue.
XXXVII. Dialogue.
XXXVIII. Dialogue.
XXXIX. Dialogue.
XL. Dialogue.
A COLLECTION OF SOME NICETIES OF THE French Tongue,
version
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
version
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
dialogues 4
title page
DIALOGUES, &c.
version
DIALOGUE I.
DIALOGUE II.
DIALOGUE III.
DIALOGUE. IV.
DIALOGUE V.
DIALOGUE VI.
DIALOGUE VII.
DIALOGUE VIII.
DIALOGUE IX.
DIALOGUE X.
DIALOGUE XI.
DIALOGUE XII.
version
ENTRETIEN I.
ENTRETIEN II.
ENTRETIEN III.
ENTRETIEN IV.
ENTRFTIEN V.
ENTRETIEN VI.
ENTRETIEN VI.
ENTRETIEN VIII.
ENTRETIEN IX.
ENTRETIEN X.
ENTRETIEN XI.
ENTRETIEN XII.
title page
jests and stories
A COLLECTION Of Jests and quick Repartees, Of several Illustrious Persons, both Modern and Ancient; WITH Some little Stories, or pleasant Tales.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Of an Old Lord and a Waiting-Woman.
Of a Lady and a Fryar.
Of the King of Naples and Piovano Arlotto.
Evil is for him that Evil thinks.
Matrimony is a Cure for Love.
Example of Generosity.
Of the Queen of Spain and her Parrots.
RECUEIL De bons Mots & Reparties fines, De Plusieurs Personnes Illustres Modernes & Anciennes; AVEC Quelques Historiettes, ou Contes Divertissants.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
D'un Vieux Seigneur & d'une Suivante.
D'une Dame & D'un Réligieux.
Du Roy de Naples, & de Piovano Arlotto.
Qui Mal Pense, Mal lui vient.
Le Mariage est un Reméde contre l'Amour.
Exemple de Génêrosité.
De la Reine d' Espagne & de ses Perroquets.
letters
A COLLECTION Of Choice Letters upon several Subjects.
I. LETTER▪
II. LETTER.
III. LETTER.
IV. LETTER
V. LETTER.
VI. LETTER.
VII. LETTER.
VIII. LETTER.
IX. LETTER.
X. LETTER
XI. LETTER.
XII. LETTER.
XIII. LETTER.
XIV. LETTER.
XV. LETTER.
XVI. LETTER.
XVII. LETTER.
RECVEIL De Lettres Choisies sur divers Sujets
LETTRE I.
LETTRE II.
LETTRE III.
LETTRE IV.
LETTRE V.
LETTRE VI.
LETTRE VII.
LETTRE VIII.
LETTRE. IX.
LETTRE X.
LETTRE XI.
LETTRE. XII.
LETTRE XIII.
LETTRE. XIV.
LETTRE XV.
LETTRE XVI.
LETTRE XVII.
proverbs
A COLLECTION Of the BEST PROVERBS.
RECUEIL Des Meilleurs PROVERBES.
songs
title page
I Song.
II Song.
III Song.
IV Song.
V Song.
VI Song.
VII Song.
VIII Song.
IX Song.
X Song.
XI Song.
XII Song.