Text 105: Sir Thomas Elyot, The Gouernour, 1531 (ii) (facsímile)

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Original text

But there can be nothyng more conuenient / than by litle and litle to trayne and exercise them in spekyng of latyne: infourmyng them to knowe first the names in latine of all thynges that cometh in syghte / and to name all the partes of theyr bodies:


Modern translation

But there can be nothing more convenient, than by little and little to train and exercise them in speaking of Latin: informing them to know first the names in Latin of all THE things that come in sight and to name all the parts of their bodies.