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WILLIAM was born with violent passions and quick sensibilities; but the strength of his emotions was not suspected' by the world. From the multitude his joy and his grief, his affection and his resentment1o, were hidden by a phlegmatic11 serenity12, which made him pass for the most coldblooded of mankind. Those who brought him good news could seldom detect any sign of pleasure. Those who saw him after a defeat's looked in vain for any trace of vexation.18 He praised and reprimanded, rewarded and punished, with the stern 19 tranquillity of a Mohawk chief20; but those who knew him well and saw him near were aware that under all this a fierce fire was constantly burning. It was seldom that anger23 deprived him of power over himself. But when he was really enraged the first outbreak of his passion was terrible. It was indeed scarcely safe to approach him. On these rare occasions, however, as soon as he regained his self-command 26, he made27 such ample 28 reparation to those whom he had wronged 30 as 31 tempted them to wish32 that he would go3 3 into a fury again. His affection was as impetuous 35 as his wrath. 36 Where he loved, he loved with the whole energy of his strong 3 8 mind. 39 When death separated him 1Oranien. 2Stärke. 3 Gemüthsbewegung. 4heftig. 5rasch. “Em= pfindung. say, of the strength-the world had no notion; notion Ahnung. vor. Zuneigung. 1oUnwille, m. 11ruhig. 12Heiterkeit. 13 gelten lassen. 14kaltblütig. 15Niederlage. 16 suchen. 17nach. 18 Ver= druß, m. 19 streng. 20Häuptling. 21 allzu wohl wissen. 22 wild. 23 Zorn, m. 24aufbringen. 25 wiedergewinnen. 26 Selbstbeherrschung. 27geben. 28 reichlich. 29 Entschädigung. 30 Unrecht thun, with Dat. 31say, that it. 32say, to the wish. 33gerathen. 34Wuth, f., without Article. 35ungestüm. 36Grimm, m. 37Kraft. 98 start. 39 Gemüth, n.

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from what he loved, the few who witnessed his agonies 44 trembled for his reason and his life. To a very small circle of intimate friends, on whose fidelity and secrecy12 he could absolutely 43 depend, he was a different man from the reserved 45 and stoical 46 William, whom the world supposed to be destitute of human feeling. He was kind, cordial, open, even convivial and jocose 4", would sit at table many hours, and would bear his full 51 share52 in 53 festive conversation. 54

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Highest in his favour stood a gentleman of 5 5 his household, named Bentinck, sprung from a noble Batavian 5 8 race59, and destined to be the founder of one of the geat patrician houses of England. The fidelity of Bentinck had been tried 2 by no common test." 63 It was while the United Provinces were truggling for existence 67 against the French power 8, that the young prince, on whom all their hopes were fixed, was seized by the smallpox.69 The disease had been fatal to many members of his family, and at first wore72, in his case, a peculiarly malignant aspect. The public consternation 7 5 was great, the streets of the Hague76 were covered from daybreak" to sunset78 by persons anxiously asking how his highness 79 was. At length his complaint took a favourable turn. 82 His escape3 3 was 8 1

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WILLIAM was born with violent passions and quick3 sensibilities; but the strength of his emotions was not suspected' by the world. From the multitude his joy and his grief, his affection and his resentment1o, were hidden by a phlegmatic serenity', which made him pass for the most coldblooded of mankind. Those who brought him good news could seldom detect any sign of pleasure. Those who saw him after a defeat's looked in vain for any trace of vexation.18 He praised and reprimanded, rewarded and punished, with the stern1 tranquillity of a Mohawk chief; but those who knew him well and saw him near were aware21 that under all this a fierce fire was constantly burning. It was seldom that anger23 deprived him of power over himself. But when he was really enraged the first outbreak of his passion was terrible. It was indeed scarcely safe to approach him. On these rare occasions, however, as soon as he regained his self-command26, he made27 such ample reparation to those whom he had wronged 30 as 31 tempted them to wish32 that he would go3 3 into a fury again. His affection was as impetuous 35 as his wrath. 36 Where he loved, he loved with the whole energy31 of his strong 3 8 mind. 39 When death separated him

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attributed partly to his own singular equanimity 85, partly to the intrepids and indefatigable friendship of Bentinck. From the hands of Bentinck alone William took food and medicine.87 By Bentinck alone William was lifted* 8 from his bed, and laid down in it. "Wheter Bentinck slept or not while I was ill," said William to Temple, with great tenderness", "I know not. But this I know, that, through sixteen days and nights, I never once called for92 anything but 3 that Bentinck was instantly at my side.” Before the faithful servant had entirely performed 5 his hard task, he himself caught the contagion. Still, however, he bore up against drowsiness and fever till his master was pronounced 100 convalescent. 101 Then, at length, Bentinck asked102 leave103 to go home; it was time, for his limbs would no longer support him. He was in great danger, but recovered 104, and, as soon as he left his bed, hastened 105 to the army, where, during many sharp campaigns, he was found, as he had been in peril of a different kind, close to 106 William's side. Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records. 108 — Macaulay's History of England.

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As soon as the news that the Queen of England was on the French coast had been brought to Versailles, 84 zuschreiben. 85 Gleichmüthigkeit. 86unerschrocken. 87 Arzenei. 88heben. 89 aus. 90 9Zärtlichkeit. 91 hindurch and put it after nights. 92verlangen. 93 ohne. 94an. 95vollenden. 96 Arbeit. 97 angesteckt werden to catch the contagion. 98 sich stemmen. 99Schläfrigkeit. 10o erklären als. 'fast gesund. 2bitten um. Urlaub, m. 4genesen. 5eilen. dicht an. Ursprung. erwähnen. 1Großmuth, f. 2Ludwig.