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A consolation for our grammar schooles

by John Brinsley · fl. 1581–1624

Published: 1622
Length: 27,476 words
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Divisions: 29

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A consolation for our grammar schooles: or, a faithfull and most comfortable incouragement, for laying of a sure foundation of all good learning in our schooles, and for prosperous building thereupon More specially for all those of the inferiour sort, and all ruder countries and places; namely, for Ireland, Wales, Virginia, with the Sommer Ilands, and for their more speedie attaining of our English tongue by the same labour, that all may speake one and the same language. ...

London Printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, dwelling in Pater noster Row, at the signe of the Talbot 1622.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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Dedication¶To the Right Honourable his Maiesties Lord Deputy of Ireland, and to the right Honourable the Lord…
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PartCONTENTS IN GENERALL OF SVCH THINGS AS may (by Gods blessing) be easily effected in our ordinarie Grammar…
Part❧ Helps for attaining to those things mentioned in the Contents.
SectionThe Translations are these.

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SectionEpistles and Letters.
SectionOrations.
SectionExamining of Phrases in Prose.
SectionPoetrie.
SectionDictionaries.
SectionAnalysis or resoluing of Authors.
SectionDisputing scholar-like of Grammar Questions, and to prepare for more learned Disputations in the Vniuersities.
SectionProper words for seuerall Arts and Sciences.
SectionGreeke.
SectionVVriting in Greeke.
SectionSpeaking Greeke.
SectionHebrue.
SectionEnglish.
SectionRhetoricke.
SectionReligion.
SectionVVriting.
SectionMemorie.
PartOther Bookes and helps, some of them readie for the Presse, others in good forwardnesse to be soone…
SectionFor the Greeke.
SectionHebrue.
Back matter
Afterword❧ The Examiners Censure: March. 16. 1620.

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