Porny, Mr.
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Models of letters in French and English , containing 1st. A Collection of familiar Letters and Notes, with their Answers, on a Variety of Subjects - 2dly. Several Letters, both elegant and entertaining, extracted from the most celebrated epistolary Writers - 3dly. Introductory Remarks on the commercial Style, with various Specimens of Letters, Bills of Exchange, promissory Notes, &c. relative to the mercantile Business. To which are annexed accurate directions with regard to the proper form of writing to superiors, equals, and inferiors. The whole Designed for the Instruction and Improvement of such young Gentlemen and Ladies as are particularly desirous of acquiring the true Style and exact Manner of French epistolary Correspondence. By Mr. Porny, French - Master at Eton - College.
Porny, Mr.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- E-books
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The practical French grammar , containing plain and concise rules for the true pronunciation of the French language. An accurate Analysis of the Parts of Speech, &c. A copious Vocabulary disposed under proper Heads. Phrases that occur most frequently in Discourse. Various Expressions serving to display common Idioms in both Languages. Dialogues upon familiar, entertaining, and instructive Subjects. A Collection of judicious Sayings, smart Repartees, entertaining Stories, &c. The Whole laid down in a Manner so clear and methodical, as to render the Study and Attainment of the French Language easy to any Capacity. By Mr. Porny, French-Master at Eton-College.
Porny, Mr.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- E-books
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Grammatical exercises , English and French; containing I. All the fundamental rules of French construction, digested and exemplified, in a plain, easy, and progressive Order. II. Idiomatical Exercises on Subjects both entertaining and instructive. III. French Exercises, with Directions, serving to explain divers Particles and Difficulties of the French Language. IV. Sentences, calculated to point out some intricate Idioms and Gallicisms. To which is added, an introduction to French poetry. By Mr. Porny, French-Master at Eton-College.
Porny, Mr.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- E-books
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The practical French grammar , containing plain and concise rules for the true pronunciation of the French language. An accurate Analysis of the Parts of Speech, &c. A copious Vocabulary disposed under proper Heads. Phrases that occur most frequently in Discourse. Phrases adapted, as Examples, to point out several English and French Idioms. Dialogues upon familiar, entertaining, and instructive Subjects. A Collection of judicious Sayings, smart Repartees, entertaining Stories, &c. The whole laid down in a Manner so clear and methodical as to render the Study and Attainment of the French Language easy to any Capacity. By Mr. Porny, French-Master at Eton-College.
Porny, Mr.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- E-books
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The elements of heraldry containing a clear definition, and concise historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The Origin, Antiquity, and divers kinds of Coats-of-Arms, with their essential and integral Parts considered separately. The several sorts of Escutcheons, Tinctures, Charges and Ornaments used for Coats-of-Arms. The Marks whereby Bearers of the same Coat-of-Arms are distinguished from each other. Charges formed of Ordinaries, Celestial Figures, Animals, Birds, Fishes, Vegetables, Artificial and Chimerical Figures. The Laws of Heraldry; practical Directions for Marshalling Coats-of-Arms, and the Order of Precedency. Embellished With several fine Cuts, and twenty-four Copper-Plates, containing above five hundred different Examples of Escutcheons, Arms, &c. And interspersed with the natural History, and allegorical Signification of the several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, &c. comprehended in this Treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry. By Mark Anthony Porny, French-Master at Eton College.
Porny, Mr.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]