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Page viii
... times as much matter as the first . If La Bruyère's keenness of observation and wonder- fully clever style won general applause and admiration , his biting satire , on the other hand , created him many enemies . It was useless for him ...
... times as much matter as the first . If La Bruyère's keenness of observation and wonder- fully clever style won general applause and admiration , his biting satire , on the other hand , created him many enemies . It was useless for him ...
Page xii
... times too apparent , what wonderful variety , what brilliant picturesqueness they give to his style ! " Voulez - vous , " says M. Vallery Radot , " faire un inventaire des richesses de notre langue , en voulez - vous connaître tous les ...
... times too apparent , what wonderful variety , what brilliant picturesqueness they give to his style ! " Voulez - vous , " says M. Vallery Radot , " faire un inventaire des richesses de notre langue , en voulez - vous connaître tous les ...
Page 100
... time . 28. de main d'ouvrier : i.e. de main de maître . 2. les beaux esprits , ' witlings , ' ' pretenders to smartness . ' 15. flatteur , ' tender , ' ' touching . ' 16. ce sont : i.e. il y a 18. occupé : cf. p . 3 5 . 21. il semble ...
... time . 28. de main d'ouvrier : i.e. de main de maître . 2. les beaux esprits , ' witlings , ' ' pretenders to smartness . ' 15. flatteur , ' tender , ' ' touching . ' 16. ce sont : i.e. il y a 18. occupé : cf. p . 3 5 . 21. il semble ...
Page 104
... time . Commerce , here intercourse . ' ་ 6. qui doute que ce ne soit . . : the negative ne is used after verbs of doubt when the principal sentence is either negative or interrogative : je ne doute pas qu'il n'ait raison ; doutez - vous ...
... time . Commerce , here intercourse . ' ་ 6. qui doute que ce ne soit . . : the negative ne is used after verbs of doubt when the principal sentence is either negative or interrogative : je ne doute pas qu'il n'ait raison ; doutez - vous ...
Page 105
... time , even in the best society , to empty one's glass or plate on the floor ! 20. de prononcer : for de se prononcer . 23. fait digestion : for fait la digestion . Cf. p . 17 l . 13 . 24. remet , ' puts off . ' 3. plutôt que de se ...
... time , even in the best society , to empty one's glass or plate on the floor ! 20. de prononcer : for de se prononcer . 23. fait digestion : for fait la digestion . Cf. p . 17 l . 13 . 24. remet , ' puts off . ' 3. plutôt que de se ...
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account adjective already explained believe Bruyère Bruyère's caractère carrosse CHAPTER choses Church construction croit Démophile denier Diphile dire discours doubt Épidaure Esculape esprit everything expletive extol famous fear femme first Floridors fortune French friends generally gens give good goût great Henry IV Hermagoras homme house indefinite infinitive jour know l'esprit last life LINE literary livre Louis Louis XIV made maison make meaning means Ménalque mérite mind Molière's monde money mood name neither never no doubt notice noun obsolete omission omitted once one's Onuphre Page LINE parle passe people Périandre personne place preposition present pronoun quelquefois redundant referring refers reflexions riche rien s'il sait seemed seen sense seul seventeenth century sorte speak speaking State subjunctive take talent things think thought time town trouve used used instead verb veut visage VIVA VOCE want wish WORDS work writer years yeux ΙΟ