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 May 16, 2024.
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descriptionPage 63
The Falkener. Chap. 11.
FAlkoner, vvhere is your Gerfalcon.
I haue her in my m••w.
Lets go flie at Partridge.
Bait your lure.
VVhat bird is that?
She vvas sold to me for a falcon.
Tis an owle, or a Gilwhooter.
No sir, tis a Lanard.
She vvill serue to take birds vvith a call.
I sweat, I am vvearie. I am very hungrie, and all on a vvater.
I am not hun∣grie, but I am very drie.
I am also vvearie of hunting, and to catch nothing.
VVind thy horne huntsman: blow a blast of thy horne, for I
descriptionPage 64
Haue lost all my dogs.
Tis a common prouerbe:
Of birds, of arms, of dogs and loue:
For one pleasure many woes we proue.
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