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A Practical Grammar of the German Language. By Dr. Leonhard

Schmitz, F.R.S.E. (John Murray.)—In this work the Roman letters aro used, and no one will deny that the Pupil's task is thereby ren- dered rather lighter. On the other hand, it strikes us as advisable for the pupil to master this little difficulty at the outset. A portion of this book deals with the history of the German grammar. It comprises matter which will interest the student who wants information about the Teutonic language in its most ancient forms, viz., the Gothic, the Old Saxon, the Old Frisian, Low-German, &c. Numerous examples are given, to illustrate these and other cognate dialects,