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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



business purposes, but are merely studying Greek for the sake 

 of availing themselves of the riches that lay heaped up in 

 the storehouses of ancient Greek literature, to use the printed 

 characters; as, although the writer's progress may be in a 

 measure slow, when compared with the rate at which he writes 

 his ordinary hand, the adoption of the ordinary printed forms 

 will impart to his handwriting those most excellent and desirable 

 qualities in handwriting of any kind legibility, neatness, and 

 distinctness. 



The following is the letter as given in ' Greek handwriting in 

 the preceding page, in printed characters, with the pronunciation 

 Under every word : 



fciATare Kvpie 

 Phil'-ta-te Ku'-r-ie 



2as ^T/rct) ffvyyi'cafj.-rji' Sia TO &dpos eras Si'Sco aAAci Siv 



Sas zee'-to sug-gao'-meen di'-a toll bar'-ros sas di'-do al'-la own 

 eTracrxoAoyueVo:, <fal p.i]i> 5vvd/.ievos vet, ce\0a> 'K rvjs olicias 

 e-pas-ko-lom'-en-os kai meeu du-uam'-en-cs na ex-el'-tlio ek tees oi-ki'-as 

 JJLOV 7rapa/caA< va. ^\Qr)-re els a.vra/j.Trcaa'iv /LLOU ff'lifj.epos' TI> 

 mou pa-ra-kal'-o na el-thee'-te eis an-tam-po'-sin mou see'-me-ron toh 

 effirepas Trepl ras firra 8>pas. Mevw Il.p6dvp.os. 



hes'-per-as pei<-ri tas hep'-ta ho'-ras. Me'-no Pro'-thu-mos. 



The translation of the above letter in English is as follows : 



Dear Sir, 



I beg pardon for the trouble I give you, but being unwell and 

 nnable to go out of my Louse, I request (you to be good enough) to come 

 to visit me this evening at about seven o'clock. 



I remain, yours obediently. 



The following are the Greek proper names given after the 

 alphabets of the capital and small letters in the preceding page, 

 with their pronunciation and meaning : 



KoivffravT'ti'os (Kone-stan-sti'-nos), Constantino ; 'Adrjisat (a-tJie'- 

 nai), Athens ; KepKupo (ker-ku'-ra), Corcyra, or Corfu ; ZcutvyOos 

 (za-kun'-thos), Zante ; A.ovo"ivov (lon-di'-non), London ; Tlfrpot 

 (pet'-ros), Peter; lojawrjs (i-o-an'-nees), John; ~2.irtpit>(av (spi-ri'- 

 done), Spiridon; HarBaios (mat-thai' -os), Matthew; Harpai (pat'- 

 rai), Patras ; Apyos (ar'-jos), Argos ; ^nvpvrj (smm-'-nc), Smyrna. 



LESSONS IN FKENCH. XL. 



SECTION LXXXIX. PECULIAR IDIOMS (continued). 



1. Servir [2. ir.] is used in French in the sense of the English 

 expression to help to : 



Quo vous servirai-je ? 



Vous servirai-je de la soupe ? 



Vous n'avez pas servi monsieur. 



To what shall I help oit ? 

 Shall I help you to some soup 1 

 1'oit haw not helped that ijn.ittleman. 



2. Je vous remercie, I thank you, said in answer to an offer, 

 is in French always a refusal. This phrase is never employed 

 like the English expression, J thank you for (this or that), to 

 signify a request. The French make use of other forms : 

 Oserai-jevous prier de .... Oserai-je vous demander .... Je 

 vous prie de . . . . Je vous prierai de ....: 



Oserai-je vous demander une aile I will thank you for a wing of that 

 de cette volaille, uu morceau de fowl, a slice of that roast meat. 

 ce roti ? 



3. S'il vous plait, corresponds to the English, if you please. 

 The verb is used impersonally in that sentence and in the fol- 

 lowing : 



Coinme il vous plaira. 



11 ne me plait pas d'y aller. 



_4s i, r ou please. 



It does not suit or jilease me to go 

 there. 



4. Au plaisir de vous revoir, au revoir, adieu, jusqu'au 

 revoir, mean, till I have the pleasure of seeing you again, till I 

 see you again, &c. : 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Qu'aurai-je le plaisir de vous 



servir ? 

 Je vous deinanderai un morceau 



de ce jambon. 

 Vous offrirai-je un morceau de ce 



roti ? 

 Je vous remercie, Monsieur; je 



prendrai de preference une aile 



de cette volaille. 

 N'a-t-on pas encore servi ? 



To what shall I Jiave the pleasure of 



helping you? 

 I will thank you, or I will trouble 



you, for a slice of that ham. 

 Shall I offer you, a slice of this roast 



meat 1 

 I t7ian7c you, Sir ; I would prefer a 



wing of that fowl. 



Is not the dinner yet on the tails 1 



Je vous souhaite le bousoir. | I wish you. good evening. 



J'ai souhaitc le boujour a Ma- ' I have wished the lady a good morn- 



dauie. ing. 



Prenez la peine de vous asseoir. I Have the goodness to sit down. 

 Messieurs, veuillez entrer. ! Gentlemen, have the kindness to walk 



I in. 



EXERCISE 173. 



Adieu, m. adieu. Jambou, in. ham. Remerci-er, 1. to thank. 



Aile, f. icing. Legume, m. vegetable. Eemerciinent, m. 



Attend-re, 4. to tcait Merci, t7ianfc you. thanks. 



for. Mett-re (se), ir. ref. 4. Roti, m. 7-oast meat. 



Bouilli, m. boiled meat, to sit doum. Soupe, f. soup. 



beef. Ortolan, m. ortolan. Suffisamment, adv. 



Conge, m. leave. Perdrix, f . partridge. sufficiently. 



Cotelette, f. cutlet, Pri-er, 1. to beg, to de- Tranche, f. slice. 



c7iop. sire. 



1. Monsieur, qu'aurai-je le plaisir de vous servir ? 2. Je 

 vous demanderai une tranche de ce jambon. 3. Je vous prie 

 de servir ces messieurs. 4. Oserai-je vous demander un mor- 

 ceau de ce bouilli ? 5. Vous offrirai-je une tranche de ce roti ? 

 6. Je vous remercie, Monsieur ; j'en ai suffisamment. 7. 

 Mademoiselle, aurai-je 1'honneur de vous servir nne aile de 

 cette perdrix ? 8. Je vous remercie, Monsieur ; je prendrai de 

 preference un de ces ortolans. 9. Monsieur, vous enverrai-je 

 de la soupe ? 10. Madame, je vous prie de servir mademoiselle. 

 11. Je vous en demanderai apres. 12. Jean, presentez cette 

 cotelette a monsieur. 13. Ces legumes sont delicieux. 14. 

 Monsieur, je suis bien aise que vous les trouviez bons. 15. 

 Monsieur, ne voulez-vous pas vous asseoir ? 16. Mille remer- 

 ciments, Monsieur, mon pere m'attend ik. la maison. 17. Ne 

 leur avez-vous pas souhaite le bonjour ? 18. Je leur ai sou- 

 haite le bonsoir. 19. Leur avez-vous dit adieu ? 20. J'ai dit 

 adieu a mon frere. 21. J'ai pris conge d'eux. 22. Les avez- 

 vous pries d'entrer ? 23. Je les en ai pries. 24. Messieurs, on 

 a servi. 25. Veuillez vous mettre ici. 

 EXERCISE 174. 



1. Madam, to what shall I help you ? 2. I will trouble yon 

 for a slice of that ham. 3. Shall I send you a wing of the 

 fowl ? 4. No, Sir, I thank you. 5. I thank yon, Sir (s'il vous 

 plait, Monsieur). 6. Sir, shall I have the pleasure of helping 

 you to a slice of this ham ? 7. 1 thank you, Sir ; I would prefer 

 a slice of the partridge. 8. Shall I offer you a little of this 

 boiled meat? 9. I thank you, Sir; I have some. 10. Madam, 

 shall I send you a little of this soup ? 11. Much obliged to yon, 

 Sir [see No. 16, in the above exercise], 12. Sir, will you have 

 the goodness to help this young lady? 13. With much plea- 

 sure, Sir. 14. John, take this soup to the gentleman. 15. These 

 ortolans are delicious. 16. I am very glad that you like them. 

 17. Is the dinner on the table ? 18. No, Sir ; it is not yet on 

 the table. 19. It is too early. 20. Does it please you to go 

 there ? 21. It does not please me to go to his house ; but I 

 will go, if you wish it. 22. Shall I go with you ? 23. As you 

 please. 24. Will not your friend sit down ? 25. He is much 

 obliged to you ; he has not time to-day. 26. Have you wished 

 your friend a good morning ? 27. I wished him a good 

 evening. 28. Have you not bid him farewell ? 29. I have bid 

 him farewell. 30. Have the goodness to sit down here ? 31.1 

 have taken leave of them. 32. I have taken leave of all my 

 friends. 



SECTION XC. IDIOMS RELATING TO TENIR. 



1. The verb tenir [2 ir.], to hold, often corresponds in signi- 

 fication to the English verb to keep ; tenir un h&tel, to keep an 

 hotel ; tenir table ouverte, to keep open table ; tenir sa chambre 

 propre, &c., to keep one's room clean; tenir la porte, les 

 fenetres ouvertes, to keep the door, the windows open ; tenir les 

 yeux ouverts, fermes, to keep one's eyes opened, shut ; tenir la 

 tete droite, &c., to keep one's head upright; tenir sa parole, to 

 keep one's ^vord ; tenir compagnie a quelq'un, to stay or remain 

 ivith some or any one. 



2. Tenir un langage singulier, tenir des propos .... des 

 discours .... would be rendered into English by to make use of 

 singular language, to use peculiar expressions, to advance things, 

 &C. : 



Ce jeuiie homme tient des propos That young man says foolish things, 

 iusenses. 



3. Tenir is also used in the sense of being attached to, to be 

 tenacious of: 



