Prose Specimens for Translation Into German, with Copious Vocabularies and Explanations, by H. Apel (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...SBorfttb. '8eben. '0to raise, tv tjofcen. 20 Setbftuerlaugnung macht ba8 Skrbienft au8. 'OTcral. 22 to teach, fagcu. 23 bte nicbt... cerjinnltdjt roirb. biefe ertyebenben, 9(djtung tmb 2iebe gebietenben SBctfpiete. 26to furnish, ttcfern (active voice to be used). a dry system of morals l into a living picture of acting persons. Whoever enters this gallery of great and noble men, will feel his mind penetrated3 with the dignity of human nature, his self-respect is raised and his power for emulation 5 inspired. Whether there be few such prototypes, they will not the less elevate us 7: their merit even becomes more influential by the contrast with the vices of the multitude, and the larger on the other hand 8 the number of criminals, the more deterring will be the part they are acting'0. Among the noble sentiments which history awakens and nourishes there are two chosen foster-children' related to each other and mothers of most of the remaining virtues ' "love of fatherland and of freedom." For not only is the book of time richer in examples of the same, because they influence '3 public life more than others, and more frequently bring forth great deeds: in their nature, moreover, both are in a certain measure dependent on history'4, or at least receive through it their highest perfection'5 and strength. Whoever is a stranger in history, can love his native land but instinctively, for he does not know this land; and the courage for 4 6 freedom we can sometimes draw '7 from freedom alone, showing to us that freedom is possible, and how it is possible. How often already has the name of a Leonidas, of a Decius, of an Arnold of Winkel l unb inadjt fo auS einein ttecfenen SWoralfyftem. 2 (c)emfi(be. 3 beffen fflcmutb roirb burcbrungeu..