A new method of teaching the Italian tongue to ladies and gentlemen

To the right honourable Henry, Baron of Shelburne, in the Kingdom of Ireland p. I

To ladies and gentlemen p. V

Introduction p. 1

Chapter I. p. 2

1. Of the letters in general p. 2

2. Of the pronunciation of letters p. 2

A collection of the most difficult words to pronounce p. 4

3. Of diphthongs p. 5

4. Of the accent p. 6

5. Of the elision p. 6

6. Of the apocope p. 7

Chapter II. p. 7

1. Of the parts of speech in general p. 7

Chapter III. p. 8

1. Of the article p. 8

2. Of the improper article p. 9

Chapter IV. p. 10

1. Of the noun p. 10

2. Of the declension of the subst. nouns p. 13

3. Of the declension of proper nouns p. 14

4. Of the nouns adjective p. 15

5. Of the augmentatives p. 15

6. Of the diminuives p. 16

7. Of the comparatives p. 16

8. Of the superlatives p. 16

Chapter V. p. 17

1. Of the pronouns p. 17

2. Of pronouns conjunctive p. 18

3. Of pronouns possessive p. 19

4. Of pronouns demonstrative p. 19

5. Of pronouns interrogatve p. 20

6. Of pronouns relative p. 21

7. Of pronouns indefinite p. 22

Chapter VI. p. 22

1. Of the verbs, and their conjugation p. 22

2. A general collection of the conjugations of regular verbs in are,

ere, ire p. 26

3. Of the conjugation of the regular verb of the first termination

in are p. 28

4. An alphabetical collection of some verbs which end in are,

commonly used p. 30

5. Of the second conjugation in ere p. 34

6. Of the third conjugation in ire p. 35

7. Of the irregular verbs p. 36

823. Of the irregular verbs of the second conjugation p. 39

924. Of the irregular verbs of the third conjugation p. 42

10. Of the reciprocal verbs p. 45

11. Of the passive verbs p. 46

12. Of the absolute verbs p. 46

13. Of the impersonal verbs p. 47

14. Of the impersonal by themselves p. 47

15. Of the impersonal verbs with the conjunctive pronouns, mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi, loro p. 48

16. Of the impersonal verbs with the particle si p. 49

17. Of the verbs impersonal, with the particle si, and the pronouns conjunctive p. 50

18. How to express in Italian, there is, there was, etc. p. 50

19. Of the adverbs ci, and vi, with the relative particle ne p. 51

Chapter VI. p. 52

1. Of the participles p. 52

Chapter VII. p. 53

1. Of the adverbs p. 53

Chapter VIII. p. 57

1. Of propositions p. 57

Chapter IX. p. 58

1. Of the conjunctions p. 58

Chapter X. p. 58

1. Of the interjections p. 58

Chapter XI. p. 59

1. Of the sintax p. 59

Chapter XII. p. 62

Remarks upon some singularities of the Italian tongue p. 62

Familiar words, and modern phrases p. 63

Familiar phrases p. 68

Italian dialogues p. 72

Pleasant and facetious stories p. 98

Fine p. 102