Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The birth-place of the Polish language

A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions Author: James Bell, Adrien Balbis: "their attention to that of the English The birth place of the Polish language is said to be Przemysl in Galicia Several very good grammars of the language have been written within the last twenty years Wilna is particularly distinguished in the cultivation of the national literature The ordinary schools in the Polish towns are in a very poor state and the villages do not yet possess any seminaries of instruction "

A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions Author: James B

Very very interesting.

Przemyśl, Galicja

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