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Excerpt from Notes on a Journey Through France: From Dieppe Through Paris and Lyons; To the Pyrennees and Back Through Toulouse, in July, August and September, 1814, Describing the Habits of the People and the Agriculture of the Country
There is a marked difference between the two languages, of which I was not at all aware, in the manner of delivery. The English' use much emphasis, the French scarcely any; and in speaking French, anxious to be understood, we are apt to use still more emphasis than in our own tongue; which makes sad work of it. Teachers should attend to this; to the cadence of the sentence, as well as the pronunciation of the words.
July '28.-waited upon M. Tessier, who is Inspector ofthe National Flocks, and well known as a writer on agriculture; he received us with great politeness and liberality; he shewed us specimens of wool from the Rambouillet ?ock.
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There is a marked difference between the two languages, of which I was not at all aware, in the manner of delivery. The English' use much emphasis, the French scarcely any; and in speaking French, anxious to be understood, we are apt to use still more emphasis than in our own tongue; which makes sad work of it. Teachers should attend to this; to the cadence of the sentence, as well as the pronunciation of the words.
July '28.-waited upon M. Tessier, who is Inspector ofthe National Flocks, and well known as a writer on agriculture; he received us with great politeness and liberality; he shewed us specimens of wool from the Rambouillet ?ock.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Morris Birkbeck
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780266235842
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 143
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ISBN - 9781331956846
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 145
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