Materials for Translating from English Into German1859 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 13
... human race mayd remain torpid for generations , when once roused into e а b d 10. obgleich , in Latin quamquam , in French quoique , therefore a relative conjunction . Karthager . © geübt . & Matrose , m . ( pl . — n ) . e besiegen ...
... human race mayd remain torpid for generations , when once roused into e а b d 10. obgleich , in Latin quamquam , in French quoique , therefore a relative conjunction . Karthager . © geübt . & Matrose , m . ( pl . — n ) . e besiegen ...
Page 20
... human beings , is Sitten , but when implying the science с of ethics , is Sittenlehre , f . Bedingung . e d geistig . Dasein , n . b 14. a desire of knowledge Wißbegierde , f . streben . d after a mass of acquirements as rather to know 20.
... human beings , is Sitten , but when implying the science с of ethics , is Sittenlehre , f . Bedingung . e d geistig . Dasein , n . b 14. a desire of knowledge Wißbegierde , f . streben . d after a mass of acquirements as rather to know 20.
Page 23
... human beings , is Sitten , but when implying the science of ethics , is Sittenlehre , f . Bedingung . geistig . Dasein , n . 14. a desire of knowledge Wißbegierde , f . с d b streben . after a mass of acquirements as rather to knoW THE 20.
... human beings , is Sitten , but when implying the science of ethics , is Sittenlehre , f . Bedingung . geistig . Dasein , n . 14. a desire of knowledge Wißbegierde , f . с d b streben . after a mass of acquirements as rather to knoW THE 20.
Page 34
... human grandeur . © 45. We cannot call the sound even of a single land - animal beautiful . 46. Words and adorned a speeches are proof of trued gratitude.e с no sure b Kupfer , n . aungebunden . enaturhistorisch . Werk , n . g ...
... human grandeur . © 45. We cannot call the sound even of a single land - animal beautiful . 46. Words and adorned a speeches are proof of trued gratitude.e с no sure b Kupfer , n . aungebunden . enaturhistorisch . Werk , n . g ...
Page 37
... human mind requires a frequent contemplation of that which is to raise the spirit above the earth . 7. The philosopher must digb for the most excellent thoughts , just as the miner for the noblest metals.h 8. The most solid a gold lies ...
... human mind requires a frequent contemplation of that which is to raise the spirit above the earth . 7. The philosopher must digb for the most excellent thoughts , just as the miner for the noblest metals.h 8. The most solid a gold lies ...
Common terms and phrases
Adjective Adverb adverbial sentence afterwards ALEXANDER SEVERUS animals Atahuallpa Beauharnois birds bleiben Boccacio bsay Buonaparte called chief sentence cloth comma construed Croesus Dative dsay edition einmal enemy English esay express Fähigkeit fich France French friar pointed friends geben gehen Gen.—en Genitive GERMAN LANGUAGE Gesicht gestehen give Goldsmith GRAMMAR Griseldis halten hand Hastings indem Infinitive Julius Cæsar kaliph king laſſen learned live look machen mark means Mensch mind Napoleon nehmen nest neuter Oliver Goldsmith omitted Paoli Participle person Preposition prince Pron Pronoun protector queen received Schultheiß ſich sing Solon soon stand stürzen Subjunctive Subjunctive Present Substantive take pl take the plural Theil things thou took Toulon translated treffen Verb Vicente de Valverde wenig whole wife wish wohl words
Popular passages
Page 151 - ... temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and compare and collate the distresses...
Page 151 - ... without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the...
Page 150 - Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day; and, till the hour of supper, the principal meal of the Romans, he was attended by his secretaries, with whom he read and answered the multitude of letters, memorials, and petitions, that must have been addressed to the master of the greatest part of the world.
Page 148 - But in the course of general history, we find manners. In wars, we see the dispositions of people, their degrees of humanity, and other particulars.
Page 160 - ... few words. It is like travelling in a plain beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.
Page 161 - It has been the aim of the compiler of these Works to introduce only such phrases and expressions as refer more exclusively to the current topics of the day; and he believes they will be found more practically useful to the student and to the traveller than the majority of Guides and Dialogue Books hitherto published.
Page 158 - If the show of any thing be good for any thing, I am sure sincerity is better ; for why does any man dissemble...
Page 157 - ... their coming to any resolution, and seldom brisk and expeditious enough in carrying their resolutions into execution. That they are always wavering in their resolutions, and never steady in any of the measures they resolve to pursue ; and that they are often involved in factions, seditions, and insurrections, which expose them to be made the tools, if not the prey of their neighbors.
Page 160 - Indeed, if a man were only to deal in the world for a day, and should never have occasion to converse more with mankind, never more need their good opinion or good word, it were then no great matter...
Page 158 - Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one, but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost.