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...apparent diphthongs in modern French, ai, ei, eu, ou and au, were pronounced separately in old Frence. Exception must be made in this case to au, for it does not appear in old writings, although it may have existed in speech. The sound oi, which seems so eminently English, is in reality of old French origin...
Cher Monsieur: Jen'ai pas eu une seconde a moi pour vous repondre, j'ai ete litteralement deborde depuis mon arrivee a New York. Je tiendrai done la parole donnee a Dieppe il y a deux ans. Vous me demandez une soiree. M. Abbey avec juste raison, ne peut accorder cela. Je prendrai l'heure de quatres heures. Quant au sujet, il a pu etre lu en partie dans le Harper's Magasine, mais une traduction n'est qu'une traduction, et je ne serais pas fache si on le comprend de faire entendre mon etude en francais. Pour...
...instrument in this temple, even as the soul in the human being, for it awakens emotions of joy and grief, and more than this, it purifies the thoughts of the people. I was interested in the ministrations of this temple, so I collected cash for the bell. Ni-or-ai says: "All my sorrow is expressed by the voice of the bell. When the wicked ones in hell hear its sound they forget for a time their torments, and, confessing their sins, pray to be received into Heaven. It also causes the devils to flee." This caused me to have...
...ai l'honneur de vous prevenir, Monsieur le President, que les cours de l'Ecole ouvriront cetteannee le 24 9bre...
...glass to admire ze tableau. Zey make one promenade. Madame Iv she feel hungry; she see appel on ze arbre. Serpent se promenade sur l'arbre make one walk on ze tree. 'Mons. le Serpent,' says Iv, 'weel you not have ze bonte to peck me some appel? J'ai faim.' 'Certainement, Madame,' says ze serpent, 'charme de vous voir.' 'Hola, mon ami! ar-r-etez-vous,' says Adam; 'stop, stop! Que songez-vous faire? What madness is zeis? You must not peek ze appel.' Ze snake he take one pinch of snuff, he say, 'Ah! Mons. Adam...