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A28928	The compleat French-master for ladies and gentlemen being a new method, to learn with ease and delight the French tongue, as it is now spoken in the court of France, in three parts, I. A short and plain grammar, II. A vocabulary, familiar dialogues, the niceties of the French tongue, and twelve discourses ... III. Four collections ... / by A. Boyer ...	Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.	1694 (1694)	Wing B3913; ESTC R16179	184,839	536

d'amis un coeur partagé ne sauroit aimer qu' a demi ja croïs que je pui● appliquer icy le mot du sage de le Grece Les Amis dit il ne sont point Amis Voulant dire que ce mot ' ne doit s'étendre qu'à un seul The Compleat FRENCH-MASTER PART III. CONTAINING Four COLLECTIONS I. Of Jests Repartees and Stories II. Of Choice LETTERS upon several Subjects III. Of PROVERBS IV. Of SONGS A COLLECTION Of Jests and quick Repartees Of several Illustrious Persons both Modern and Ancient WITH Some little Stories or pleasant Tales 1. A Chymist having dedicated a Book to Pope Leo X. wherein he pretended to teach the way of making Gold expected from him a magnificent Present The Pope sent him a great empty Purse with this Complement That since he knew how to make Gold he wanted but a place to put it in 2. A Gentleman of the Court of France went to see one of his Friends to wish him Joy of a new Dignity he had gotten This Man puffed up with his Preferment ask'd who he was the other without discomposing himself in the least shifts his dicourse and tells him That he came to shew him his grief for the misfortune that had befallen him and was very sorry to see him both Deaf and Blind since he did not know his best Friends 3. An Italian that was a sorry Preacher Preached one day the Panegyrick of a Saint and being in the heat of his Discourse asked with a great motion Where shall I put my Saint where shall I put my Saint A Joking Man who was in his Auditory tired with his Sermon resolved to go out and ery'd to him in a loud Voice Here is my room for him 4. Moliere being dead many petty Rhymers made Epitaphs on him One of those presented one of his own making to a Prince very famous for his wit Would to God Sir said the Prince receiving the Epitaph that Moliere presented me yours 5. A young Prince having made an end both of his Studies and Exercises One of his Servants was ask'd what he had learnt best To Ride the great Horse answered he because his Horses have not flattered him 6. A French Courtier was suspected to be impotent but would never own it One day meeting the Poet Benserade who had often jeer'd him about it Well Sir said he for all your Drolleries my Wife was brought to bed two days ago Lord Sir reply'd Benserade We never questioned your Wife 7. A petty Prince of Italy being inform'd that a French Gentleman that was at his Court had Jok'd him and his designs sent him word to go out of his Territories within three days He does me too great a Favour answered the French-man to grant me so much time I don't want above three quarters of an hour to obey him 8. The Mother of a wanton Young Lady had a mind to send her to the Convent of the Repenting-Maids I am not of that opinion said a Lady of her Relations and why ask'd the Mother Because she is neither quo ' the t'other 9. Some body found fault with the Emperour Sigismond that instead of putting to death the Enemies he had Conquered he bestow'd many Favours on them and so put them in a Condition to do him mischief Why said the Emperor don't I put them to death by taking away their Hatred and making them my Friends 10. A Lord had pitcht upon an Ignoramus to be his Library-keeper That 's the Seraglio said a very witry Lady committed to the Custody of an E●●uch 11. Thomas More a famous Chancellor of England being in Prison by king Henry the Eighth's Orders let both his Hair and Beard grow A Barber coming to him to Trim him Friend said he being the King and I are at Law for my Head I will lay out nothing to set it off till I know which of us is to dispose of it 12. Henry the Eighth King of England having some differences with Francis I. King of France resolved to send him an Ambassador with many haughty and threatning Speeches he chused to that purpose a Bishop in whom he had a great deal of Confidence That Bishop represented him the danger his Life would run if he kept such a Language to a King so high-spirited as Francis the First Fear nothing said Henry the Eighth to him for should the French King put you to death many a Head of the French that are in my Power would answer me for yours I don't question it answered the Bishop but of all those Heads added he with a Smile none would fit me so well as this pointing to his own This witty Answer so pleased the King that he Reformed the Instruction of his Ambassador 13. Bacon a Renowned Chancellor of England was visited by Queen Elizabeth in a Country-House which he had built before his Fortune How is it said the Queen to him that you have built so little a House Madam reply'd the Chancellor I made not the House too little but your Majesty made me too great for my House Besides the Wit and Genteelness of this Answer it shews so much Modesty and Gratefulness as makes it to be esteemed 14. In Spain they only live to Love in France what they call Love is most commonly nothing but to speak of Love and add to the Sentiments of Ambition the Vanity of Intrigues Hence it is that a Spanish Lady reading not long since the Romance of Cleopatra and after a long recital of tedious Adventures being come to a nice and tender Conversation of a Lover and his Mistress equally in Love Bless me said she how much Wit lost what are all these fine Discourses good for when they are together and alone 15. The Count of Orgaz a Grandee of Spain had a mind to have a Scholar with him for Conversation sake one of his Friends presented him one whom he ask'd at the first sight whether he could make Verses The Scholar answered that he should judge of it himself by the Composures he would shew him of his own making The next day he brought him many Romances and other Spanish Poesys of all sorts The Grandee having cast his Eyes upon them told his Friend that this Scholar did not fit him Why ask'd his Friend because reply'd he that Man is a Dunce that can't make two Verses but he is a Fool that makes four The Spanish runs thus Tengo por necio al que no sabe hazer una copla y por loco al que haze dos 16. A Spanish Lady Young and Beautiful went to Confess to one of her Country Friars The Father Confessor after many questions about her Confession was curious to be better acquainted with her and craved her Name The Lady feeling no Temptation to satisfie his Curiosity answered him Father my Name is no Sin 17. Alexander the Great having gotten the Victory over Darius King of Persia his Army Darius begg'd a Peace and profered him half the

The Compleat FRENCH-MASTER FOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN BEING A New Method to Learn with ease and delight the French Tongue as it is now spoken in the Court of France In Three Parts I. A Short and Plain Grammar II. A Vocabulary Familiar Dialogues The Niceties of the French Tongue And Twelve Discourses 1. Upon Religion 2. Languages 3. Philosophy 4. Mathematicks 5. History 6. Politicks 7. Exercises 8. Manners 9. Travels 10. Pleasures 11. Love 12. Friendship III. Four Collections 1. Of Je●ts Repartees and Stories 2. Choice Letters 3. Of Proverbs 4. Of New Songs Dedicated to HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS The DUKE of GLOCESTER By A. BOYER Gent. Gallis dedit ore rotundo Musa loqui LONDON Printed for Tho. Salusbury at the Kings Arms next St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street 1694. Books newly Printed for T. 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TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILLIAM Duke of Glocester May it please Your Highness THIS Book having been compos'd within the extent of Your Family I durst not expose it abroad before it had paid its Homage to Your HIGHNESS and begg●d the mighty Protection of Your Illustrious Name And besides the hopes that it may one day be of some use to Your HIGHNESS have been still a prevailing Consideration with me to lay it at Your Princely Feet The French Tongue has acquired of late so universal an Esteem as to be reckon'd one of the most necessary Qualifications for all Well-bred Persons but is so in a more peculiar manner for all Kings and Princes in Europe For being link'd together either in Consanguinity or Interests it is no less requisite for them to agree upon a general Language than it is for common Relations and Friends to understand one another Some perhaps will think it too soon to Dedicate a Book to Your HIGHNESS But besides that my undertaking is not altogether without precedent I may claim to be dispensed with Rules in writing to a Prince who by his early Virtues is Himself so extraordinary In effect your HIGHNESS was no sooner Born but despising the common Toys of Children You have shewed an eager desire of entertaining Your blooming Wit with what the mo●● Skilful Artists have been whole Year● to invent which Noble Desire of Knowledge joined with the Natural Superiority that even through the Vail of Your Tender Age appears in all Your Words and Actions cannot but create in us wonder and amazement and raise our Hopes to the highest and most glorious Expectations These Sir are the promising signs that make Your Highness the dearest Comfort and Delight of Your ROYAL PARENTS and which unite the Hearts and Wishes of all these Nations who do already anticipate by longing Desires the future Glory they shall derive from Your Riper Accomplishments That it may prove so is the most hearty and ●ervent Wish of him who has no other Ambition no other prospect of Honour than to be Your Highness's Most Humble most Obedient and most Devoted Servant ABEL BOYER THE PREFACE TO THE