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CONTENTS OF BOOK THIRD.
Difference between the English and French verbs in their
government
A list of verbs which require after them a preposition in
French, though they have none in English
193
A list of verbs which take after them no preposition in
French, though they have one in English
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A list of verbs which require after them in French a diffe-
rent preposition to that in English
Verbs in their relation to each other in the infinitive mood-
A list of verbs which require after them the preposition "de"
before another verb in the infinitive
195
199
200
201
A list of verbs which require after them the preposition “à”
A list of verbs which require no preposition after them
202
The participle past
208
Peculiar forms assumed by the French verbs, or, idiomatic
How to use the French verbs in colloquial style
Essays on conversation
A list of Idioms of most common occurrence
Exercises on idioms arranged in series and groups
Series
212
213
218
221
222
224
Groups
234
Some idiomatic expressions of daily occurrence
Some more idiomatic expressions most in use
Proverbs, or common sayings, which correspond pretty well
in both languages
237
238
248
A second list of idioms given as materials for exercises to be
made up in French
251
A finishing series of free exercises French and English, espe-
cially chosen for practice in the use of tenses
ons for e. ination on book third,
254
278
T of.
le thind.
Sixth Essay.
Le bonheur consiste à se contenter de peu :-N.
331
Troisième Essai.
Dernière allocution de Napoléon à sa garde
A dialogue between a husband and his wife :- Miss Maria
Edgeworth
La patrie:-E. Souvestre
Francois 1er et Charles-Quint :-N.
Wellington, the morning after Waterloo
Cinquième Essai.
William the Third's health :-Macaulay
Sixième Essai.
Frédéric, roi de Prusse :-D. Thiébault
Napoleon's tomb :-George Jones
Septième Essai.
La Justice et la charité :-de la Mennais
The Island of Caprea :-Addison
Huitième Essai.
Pierre l'Ermite:-Michaud
The conscience :-Erskine
Neuvième Essai.
Les plaisirs de la campagne :-Bernardin de St. Pierre.
Titus and the Temple of Jerusalem :-Milman
Dixième Essai.
Dialogue entre Athalie et Joas :-Jean Racine
338
Alexander's march through the desert :- Thirlwall.
THIRD SERIES.
Premier Essai.
-Tissot
Caractère de François Premier :-
356
L'homme:-Pascal
La vie humaine :- Massillon
Desire of knowledge:-Boswell
Charles-Quint et les brigands :-N.
A strange room in a lone farm-house :-N
On the decease of the Duke of Wellington :—Disraeli.`
Débarquement des Normands en Angleterre :- Thierry
Execution of Ridley and Latimer :-Goldsmith
Don Diègne :-Pierre Corneille
The great fire of London :-John Evelyn
Portrait de Mirabeau :— Cormenin
A candid man :-B. Lytton
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365
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368
369
370
371
372
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374
376
FOURTH SERIES.
Portrait de Fénélon, archevêque de Cambrai :-de Lamar-
Portrait de Danton:-Mignet
Remarks on Francis the First and the Emperor Charles :-
Robertson
378
379
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380
381
Byron about to leave Harrow :- Byron
382
Quatrième Essai.
Le grondeur et son valet:-Brueys
On being reminded of his birthday :-Dr. Johnson
Cinquième Essai,
Louis Seize, la veille de son exécution:-A. Thiers.
Portrait of Washington:
:- T. Jefferson
Le gourmand:-La Bruyère
Lavalette escaping from prison :-Percy
385
387
388
389
Venise :-Madame de Staël
390
A part of the history of a philosophic vagabond :-Oliver
Goldsmith
391
Charles 1er, Roi d'Angleterre, quelques heures avant son
Gil Blas devient le favori de l'archevêque de Grenade:-
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400
402
408
404