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... Person precedes the Accusative of the Thing ; however , when the Accusative is a Personal Pronoun it precedes the other cases , exactly as in English . to bring hither , herbringen . 22 . 23 . b a The Personal Pronouns precede the ...
... Person precedes the Accusative of the Thing ; however , when the Accusative is a Personal Pronoun it precedes the other cases , exactly as in English . to bring hither , herbringen . 22 . 23 . b a The Personal Pronouns precede the ...
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... Person . Pron . as es , ihm , ihn , ihr , fie , often stand after the Relative , even a b before the Subject of the sentence . 24. Begeisterung . begrüßen denken , n . dunter , Dat . e Schrift . f . ccf . 23 . e noch . frisch . An = D ...
... Person . Pron . as es , ihm , ihn , ihr , fie , often stand after the Relative , even a b before the Subject of the sentence . 24. Begeisterung . begrüßen denken , n . dunter , Dat . e Schrift . f . ccf . 23 . e noch . frisch . An = D ...
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... persons " and things " , and ex- poses his whole soul to the examination of his friends . 21. He was the first a man ... Person , f . " Sache f . offen darlegen . Prüfung . Ansicht , f : Psay , the . 21. a erst . b Mensch . seit with Dat ...
... persons " and things " , and ex- poses his whole soul to the examination of his friends . 21. He was the first a man ... Person , f . " Sache f . offen darlegen . Prüfung . Ansicht , f : Psay , the . 21. a erst . b Mensch . seit with Dat ...
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... person.g a b c 17. Graf ( G. - en ) . Auftrag , m . Particle zu stands between the two compounds . the Dative . Vollziehung . Todesurtheil , n . ก e b c beiwohnen , and mark , the at the express by d folgend . 18. a verkündigen ...
... person.g a b c 17. Graf ( G. - en ) . Auftrag , m . Particle zu stands between the two compounds . the Dative . Vollziehung . Todesurtheil , n . ก e b c beiwohnen , and mark , the at the express by d folgend . 18. a verkündigen ...
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... persons are contrasted , but else it is expressed by the longer forms of the Article , der , die , das , Gen. dessen , deren , dessen , Gen. pl . deren , when no relative follows , and derer when one follows ; Dat . pl . denen . e which ...
... persons are contrasted , but else it is expressed by the longer forms of the Article , der , die , das , Gen. dessen , deren , dessen , Gen. pl . deren , when no relative follows , and derer when one follows ; Dat . pl . denen . e which ...
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addressed Adjective Adverb afterwards animals appear asked begins called carried cause chief cloth contains edition effect enemy English entered examinations express fich force France French friends gave German give hand head hope human immediately Infinitive Italy kind king land language laſſen latter learned leave less live look mark means measures mind nature nest neuter never Note observed once person plural possessed preceded Present Pronoun reason received refers relative remain seemed sentence sich side sing singular soon stand Subjunctive Substantive tell things thou thought took translated turned Verb whole wife wish writing young
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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.