 At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me if I would have the benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to read and understand Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners, either abroad or at home,...  The Monthly magazine - Seite 307von Monthly literary register - 1821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Evans, Thomas Evans - 1843 - 498 Seiten
...tongue as he pleased to hear me read. At my first sitting to read to him, obserring that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have...with foreigners, either abroad or at home, I must learu the foreign pronunciation. To this I consenting, he instructed me how to sound the vowels; so... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1882 - 958 Seiten
...reader after his blindness, and says : — " At my first sitting to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me if I would have the benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to understand and read Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners, abroad or at home, I must have... | |
 | 1847 - 452 Seiten
...tongue, as he pleased to hear me read. At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have...the Latin tongue, not only to read and understand the Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners, either at home or abroad, I \must learn the foreign... | |
 | 1894 - 668 Seiten
...reference to this subject :— " At my first sitting to read to him [Milton], observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have...not only to read and understand Latin authors but to convene with foreigners, either abroad or at home, I must learn the foreign pronunciation. To this... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 272 Seiten
...sitting to him," this ingenious writer informs us in his Life of himself, " observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have...consenting, he instructed me how to sound the vowels : this change of pronunciation proved a new difficulty to me ; but ' labor ,mitii,, vincit improbus... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1855 - 512 Seiten
...pronunciation, he told me, ' if I would have the benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to read and to understand Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners...consenting, he instructed me how to sound the vowels. This change of pronunciation proved a new difficulty to me ; but Labor omnia vincit Improbus, and so... | |
 | Sidney Willard - 1855 - 352 Seiten
...Elwood, one of the readers reeommended to him, whom he employed, said, that Miltoa told him, if he would have the benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to read and understand Latin authors, but to eonverse with foreigners, tidier abroad or at home, he must learn the foreign pronuneiation, and he... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 134 Seiten
...tongue, as he pleased to hear me read. "At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, ' if I would have...benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to read and to understand Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners either abroad or at home, I must learn... | |
 | John Tulloch - 1861 - 536 Seiten
...tongue, as he pleased to hear me read. At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have...benefit of the Latin tongue, not only to read and to understand Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners, either abroad or at home, I must learn... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 328 Seiten
...tongue as he pleased to hear me read. , "At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English pronunciation* he told me, 'if I would have...understand Latin authors, but to converse with foreigners, cither abroad or at home, I must learn the foreign pronunciation.' To this I consenting, he instructed... | |
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