56. As it is usual a in childish matters", this event was soon forgotten; it was, unfortunately, the cause whye our lessons became rarer, and at last ceased entirely. 57. You have commanded us to speak these words; in spite of this he stubbornly refuses to obey you. 58. Suffice it to say, that the perception of the injustice of parties had even thend a very unpleasant, nay, an injurious effect upon the boy. с h b XVIII. ON PREPOSITIONS. a b с d 1. The legend is poetry both in reference to its contents and its nature.f e a b 2. The ocean is not too great a scene of action for the whale, and millions of animalcula find spacef enough in a drops of water. egg d a b e 3. What a distance from the hugest animal to the e of the tiniest insect! and how, again does all grandeur and glory on earth disappear in comparison to the universe! g 56. asay, as it is accustomed to go. Sache, f. Greigniß, n. zum Unglücke. daß. Stunde, f. selten. 58. Suffice....that express by the Adverb enough genug. wahrwerden, n. esay, of party injustice parteiisch, Ungerechtigkeit. aschon damals. eunangenehm. this Adverb is in German not nein, as might be imagined, but ja. schädlich. Wirkung. a g 1. Sage, f. b Poesie, f. both-and sowohl—als auch. din reference to nach, standing after its case. Inhalt, m. 4. Many remarks have been repeated so often, that, in spite of their sublime meaning, they make but little impression oni mankind.j a 5. There are animals which, even in proportion b to the size of their bodies, move so slowly, that they, in all justice, deserve the name Tardigrades, given them by the French natural historians", since', from all appearance, even this slow movement causes1 them very great exertion." a 6. The shark follows the speediest ship from Europe to the East Indies, and withal incessantlyd swimming round it, so that he, in that time, repeats the voyage perhaps three times. b 7. The motion of the whole earth around its axis a is quicker than most motions which take place on the earth itself. d 8. In consequence of the daily revolution of the earth, a point underneath the line traverses 1431 feet in one second. 9. Of all motions, known to us, the speediest is that of light. e 4. a Bemerkung. Þwiederholen. ©ungeachtet. a erhaben. «Meinung. fnur. s wenig, indeclinable. Gindruck, m. ¡auf. Plural of Mensch. bim Verhältniß. czu. a Größe. Körper, m. Naturforscher. ida. inach. Anschein; and mark, Substantives are masculine when they are derived from Verbs, without any additional termination. 1fosten. 5. a es giebt. fmit. Recht, n. d b h k m Anstrengung. 6. a Hai, m. Ostindien, n.; it is used without any Article. dabei. 4 unaufhörlich. 7. a Are, f. b Statt finden. cauf. 8. a vermöge. btäglich. Linie, f. durchlaufen. d * unterhalb 3. of, after the superlative, unter or von. schnell. Licht, n. 10. It is remarkable, that all the motions which occur in the skies, and therefore belong to astronomy, are known with mathematical accuracy through the industry and ingenuity of astronomers. с e a 11. Notwithstanding all the raillery which the proud man throws on humility and modesty a, he stille loves the modest, and feels a comfort in their society. 12. Humility is an evera persevering gratitude to wards the Almighty.d d b b 13. He was condescending a to inferiors, without the least constraint, and in some measure made others equal to himself. d 14. Whence a do most wars ariseb? From covetousness and thirst of power, from haughtiness and vindictiveness.g 15. Words produce a strong effect when they are spoken from a deep conviction.b a a e f b 16. The sway of imagination terminates with nations as with individuals, when in progress of time the power of reasons steps h into its place.j 10. asay, which have the sky for the place of action den Himmel zum Spielraum haben. say, are an object of Gegenstand. Astronomie, f. mathematisch. e Genauigkeit. Fleiß. Scharfsinn, m. h Astronom (Gen.—en). d с Demuth, f. d g d 12. astets. fortdauernd. Dankbarkeit. a Allmächtig. 13. a sich herablassen to be condescending. a 17. Is it not our own fault when, in illness, or on receiving an external bruise, we do not immediatelyd seek assistance, but wait until it is too late? с 18. But a few people, and only those who are bad payers, have their work done by an unskilful master. b 19. In everything one must look to the end. с d only when he is departed from us. b often begins 21. Often the hatred against a man dies with him, but never the affection for him. a 22. Among these papers there was found a letter, which will be of great importance to us. d b 23. I addressed a the one next to me. a с 24. He had kept her to the piano, and by this circumstanced she found herself obliged to acquire some knowledge of the Italian language. 25. They went home in the evening, just as the sun was near to setting.d с 18. anur. bwenige. einzig. schlecht bezahlen to be a bad payer earbeiten lassen to have one's work done. fbei. ungeschickt. 22. a bei. buse the reflective form. evon is of when implying a b bei. b zu, and the piano express by the playing. bei. Gelegenheit. sich erwerben. fuse the plural of Kenntniß. sin. e с 25. aan. da eben. say, inclined himself to the setting sich neigen zu. Untergang. с b 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 making 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 man, 30. Asa Solon did not speak to the satisfaction of Crosus, nor seemed to cared fore him, he was dismissed.f 31. And Croesus took him to be a foolish b because he did not value the advantages of the present moment, but said, one must wait for the end of everything. с d 32. From a love to your old mother you will be obliged to make many a sacrifice.a 33. To please your poet, you wished to become an actor.c b 26. aalt. Schlange, f. cansehen als. a Sinnbild, n. Klugheit. Falschheit. g eList. e Leibeskraft, f. 28. a take the reflective form. a von selber. 29. a brauchen. b von selbst. ebedürfen, with Gen. an. £fortschicken. с 30. a da. а bzum Willen. cnoch. sich kehren. achten. 31. a halten für to take to be. bunverständig. a Gut, which must be neuter, since it is the Adjective form without termination. e Gegenwart, f. fsondern. sauf, to wait for is either warten auf, or abwarten without Preposition. 32. a aus. bzu, but mark, you can also say, deiner alten Mutter zu Liebe. bringen. Opfer, n. 33. agefallen, Dat. Dichter, but you can also express it by for pleasure to your poet deinem Dichter zu Gefallen. |