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30. St. Odilo, abbot of Clugny, contributed duringd the great famine, which raged through Italy, France, and Germany, from the year 1028 to 1030, everythings his church possessed in gold and silver, even the imperial crown of Henry sented as a gift m to the convent."

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31. With the art of weaving that of dying is in indissoluble connection.

32. The manufactures of Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands b soon found their way just as well to the East, as those of the East to the former countries.

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33. They were reading Göthe's epic poem that I had seen proceeding from its origin, and which stirred up, in our discoursed, all ideas on epic and dramatic art. 34. The portraits of Guttenberg and Faust are still to be seen on a cannon, which the Swedes took with them to Magdeburg during the thirty years' war, but which was returned to the people of Mayenced by Napoleon after the battle of Jena.

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35. He who loves money more than mankind a is not able to gain a true friend.

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36. He mentioned first a some passages drawn from ancient authors, by means of wich the reader might the easier enters into the spirit of this history.

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37. In common a with all other foxes, those of Africa are great enemies to birds which lay their eggs upon the ground.

IX. ON VERBS AUXILIARY, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, NEUTER, AND REFLECTIVE.

1. Be prudent, it is written, (say stands) in the Scriptures, but be without guile.

2. Let nothing be more sacred to thee than the fulfilling of a given promise.

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3. Commerce and the prosperity effected therebecame the pillars of civil liberty; for one had the means", by which she could be defended3, when necessity required it.1

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5. The blossoma of the vineb is lost among the larger leaves, and is only betrayed' by the delicates lovely1 scent.i

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6. The lion roars, wolves howl, and bears growl. 7. Art delights the mind.

8. The spring enlivens nature, and gladdens mankind. 9. Tyranny reaps a bad reward.

10. There are several examples known of the swift and unremitting flight of falcons.3

11. A falcon of Henry II., which had been lost a during the chase near Fontainebleau, was caught the next day in Malta, at a distance of a thousand miles, and recognised by its collar

12. In the year 1307, the Swiss formed their first league.c

13. There was a king of Greece; he was called a Athamas, and his wife was called Nephele. They had two children, a son and a daughter; the first was called Phrixus, and the latter Helle.

14. The characteristic feature of an animal is often so decided, that all nations from the oldest times have thought they could not express their opinion of a

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15. In their forests, their sandy deserts, and on their heaths, the Teutonic, the Arab, and Mongol g nations would always have remained what they were. 16. The hand of industry a has imperceptibly extinguished all the destructive vestiges of the great war; but the salutary effects by which it was accompanied have remained.

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17. What a weakness a in reasonable creatures, that they should loved to astonish and terrify one another.

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that they should love it; should express by follen. eto astonish and terrify in Staunen und Furcht seßen.

18. a Verschworen, part. of verschwören. b verbinden. dauch. to keep together, zusammen halten. fausharren. serve silence, schweigen.

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21. In short, one could perceive from the look of the kaliph, that he felt quite happy.

22. About this hour one could very well speak to him, because he then was always very gentlea and affable.b 23. For this reason, his grand vizier, Mansor, called upon him every day about this time.

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25. The kaliph took the pipe out of his mouth 6, and said, "Why do you exhibit such a thoughtful countenance, grand vizier?”

26. The grand vizier crossed his arms over his bosom, bowedd before his master, and replied. "

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21. a furz. to perceive from the look of one es einem ansehen. I am quite happy, es ist mir ganz wohl.

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27. a ob. say, there down unten. bei. a Palast, m. e Krämer. färgern. süberflüssig.

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