Ortho-epia Gallica Eliots fruits for the French: enterlaced vvith a double nevv inuention, vvhich teacheth to speake truely, speedily and volubly the French-tongue. Pend for the practise, pleasure, and profit of all English gentlemen, who will endeuour by their owne paine, studie, and dilligence, to attaine the naturall accent, the true pronounciation, the swift and glib grace of this noble, famous, and courtly language.

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Ortho-epia Gallica Eliots fruits for the French: enterlaced vvith a double nevv inuention, vvhich teacheth to speake truely, speedily and volubly the French-tongue. Pend for the practise, pleasure, and profit of all English gentlemen, who will endeuour by their owne paine, studie, and dilligence, to attaine the naturall accent, the true pronounciation, the swift and glib grace of this noble, famous, and courtly language.
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Eliot, John.
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London :: Printed by [Richard Field for] Iohn VVolfe,
1593.
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French language -- Conversation and phrase books -- English -- Early works to 1800.
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"Ortho-epia Gallica Eliots fruits for the French: enterlaced vvith a double nevv inuention, vvhich teacheth to speake truely, speedily and volubly the French-tongue. Pend for the practise, pleasure, and profit of all English gentlemen, who will endeuour by their owne paine, studie, and dilligence, to attaine the naturall accent, the true pronounciation, the swift and glib grace of this noble, famous, and courtly language." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A21218.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.

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Hunting. Chap. 10.

I Like the pastime of hunting aboue all other sports.

I haue a fine grayhound.

And I a bitch that will kill a hare in her forme.

There is no pleasure in that.

I loue a life to see the beagles hunt and grayhounds run.

You haue a faire mastiffe, vvhat can he do?

Lap, bowle, howle, and barke in the morning.

The barking cur is often fearefull, and biteth not.

One should for all that beleeue the barking of an old dog.

VVe will couple my Grayhound and your mastiffe together.

My mastiffe will not be led in a lease.

It is a hard matter to vse an old dog to a s••••ing.

Let vs vncouple our beagles, they shall follow the tracke, and trace after the footing.

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The hare is now in her forme but in the euening she will come to releefe vnder this forrest.

Thrust your Ferret into the burie.

There are no conies in this vvarren.

This pasturage is full of the dunging of vvild boares, stags, hinds, and fawns.

Lets discouer first the heard.

VVhat a fine praie tis, a conie in a brake to enclose.

VVe shall catch rather a vvoodcocke at the nose.

Looke vvhat a heard of vvild beasts here is.

VVind your horne, let slip your mastif. Bugle your horne, vvind him double, Set your snares, grins, and purs-nets.

VVhere are your beagles?

See a goodly stag vvith ten hornes.

Behold here his bracke, lets gallop, lets spur cut to catch him vvith your mastiffe.

Let him go, let him run.

He vvill scape from our dogs vvell ynough, and our horses are almost tired alreadie.

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