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26. Since the remotest a times the serpent has been considered the symbol of cunning, acuteness and falsehood.g

27. Man can alleviate many evils, by makingb proper use of his reason and of his bodily strength.

28. That is learned of itself", and does not require the assistance of a master.

29. You need a not ask him, he will do it of his own accord.b

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30. Asa Solon did not speak to the satisfaction of Crosus, nor seemed to care d for him, he was dismissed.f 31. And Croesus took him to be a foolish man, because he did not value the advantages of the present moment, but said, one must wait for the end of everything.

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32. From a love to your old mother you will be obliged to make many a sacrifice.a

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32. aus. bzu, but mark, you can also say, deiner alten Mutter zu Liebe. bringen. aOpfer, n.

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34. For appearance' sake, Caesar refused the profferred royal title.d

35. The inhabitants of many countries neither wanta buildings nor clothing for protection against cold.

36. The distress a was great, since all the wisdom of the learned, all the ingenuity of the artist, and all the power of kings were confounded.c

37. Heaven has given us pain, at is were, forb a watch and ward of our life and health.

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38. Conflagrations in great cities are very soon extinguished by good fire-regulations.

39. It is only by means of speech that slumbering b reason is awakened. ©

40. Solon considered a Tellus, a citizen of Athens, as the happiest man, becauee he had lived in prosperity, and had attained the end of lifed in the fule of honour and esteem.f

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41. Nature creates nothing without speciala purposes; there is always in her creations and giftsd a well cal

34. say, out of appearance, zu and Schein with the Art. bab= lehnen. canbieten. Königstitel, m.

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36. Noth, f. Fertigkeit. say, became to shame zu Schanden werden.

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40. halten für to consider as. Glück, n.

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culated connexion between them and other things, although the human eye, from weak inattention', does not everywhere and immediately recognise it.

42. A practised ear would recognise most trees by b the rustling of their foliage.d

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43. The German emperor, Rodolph the Second, had the greatest delight in antique works of art, in statues, intagliosh, and pictures, and spent great sums of money on them.

44. But just as strongly a was he attracted by his alchymistic laboratory, where gold was to be made.

45. Those who had to conversea with him on weighty public affairs, were often obliged to seek him there or in his stables, in which he used to passe many hours of the day. 46. Charles the Fourth did not make the people of Frankfort atone ford their adherence to his noble rival emperor Günther von Schwarzburg.

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47. Luther is a phenomenon in history, to which no other of similar kind can be compared.d

48. The Athenians burieda Tellus, at public expense, ond the very spot where he had fallen, and showed him great honour.

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42. ageübt. baus. Säuseln, n. a Laub, n. 43. Kaiser. b Rudolf.

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49. Practice makes one perfect in body and mind.e

50. Many countries are rich in a provisions which nature freely produces without the assistance of man, in sound and flavoury fruit, in plants, roots, and in animals which always find their foodi in plenty.j

51. He who in society makes greater claims than he ought, is wanting in modesty ; and he who mixes with or steals into a society to which he does not belong, is intrusive. h

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52. Do not meddle" with the affairs of other people. 53. History has preserved us several notices concerning the introduction of silk - weaving into Italy during the Crusades.

54. King Roger the Second of Sicily having, in 1148, conquered a Corinth, Thebes", and Athens, conducted the Greek artificers to his Capital of Palermo, and had' instruction given by them to his subjectsh in the weaving of silk.

55. Human beings who have got a among animals, have lost not only speech itself, but also partially© the capacity for it..

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56. Under the animating a sound of song brave warriors have often rushed into battle.

57. Among the cherished plansb of Schiller was also a journey to the sea shore, which he had never seen, but for which he always had a great longing.f

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58. Condors are found throughout the whole range of the Cordilleras, along the south-west coast of South America, from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro. 59. Their habitations are almost invariably on overhanging ledges of high and perpendiculard cliffs.

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60. The young ones cannot use their wings a for b flight until many months after they are hatched', being covered, during that time, with only a blackish1 down', like that of a gosling.

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61. Their food consists of the carcasses of deerd, cattle, and other animals.

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1. I always had the fault of not being able to keep silence when I saw an injustice.d

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