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abstract nouns adverbs aller Analyse auxiliary verb beau bétail bien bref cheval chrétien ciel ciple clause collective noun comparative and superlative conjugation conjunction declension defective verbs derived devoir difference diphthong Donnez doux Ecrivez être faire following nouns following sentences following verbs following words forming the plural FRIDAY gender Give examples Give the feminine Give the past Give the plurals Give the rules indicative mood infinitive intransitive verbs irregular jaloux la marque masculine mauvais meant MONDAY mourir œil ordinal numbers Parse past definite past participle past tense perfect parti perfect participle person singular personal pronouns plural forms plural of nouns pluriel pouvoir prendre preposition present and past primitive tenses proper tense qu'elle qu'il relative pronoun rules for forming SATURDAY savoir singular and plural subjunctive mood substantive suivants tense and past THURSDAY Translate into French travail TUESDAY venir vingt voir WEDNESDAY Write the feminine Write the plural Write the present
Passatges populars
Pàgina 58 - O thou, that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion, like the god Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads ; to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun ! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Pàgina 57 - See the sole bliss heaven could on all bestow ! Which who but feels can taste, but thinks can know : Yet poor with fortune, and with learning blind, The bad must miss, the good untaught will find : Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through nature up to nature's God ; Pursues that chain which links th...
Pàgina 56 - Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew : Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his...
Pàgina 58 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crowned, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World — at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads — to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 Sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy Sphere, Till pride and worse ambition threw me down, Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King!
Pàgina 44 - As soon as the sun arose, all their boats were manned and armed. They rowed towards the island with their colours displayed, with warlike music, and other martial pomp. As they approached the coast, they saw it covered with a multitude of people, whom the novelty of the spectacle had drawn together, whose attitudes and gestures expressed wonder and astonishment at the strange objects which presented themselves to their view.
Pàgina 49 - The historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and Sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to...
Pàgina 48 - Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire : your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Pàgina 50 - The days that are past, are gone for ever ; those that are to come, may not come to us : the present time only is ours ; let us, therefore, improve it as much as possible.
Pàgina 50 - I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice...
Pàgina 58 - The swain in, barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods...