A Third German Reader and Writer; Being a First Course of Reading and Exercises of German Syntax (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ... gave a great feast, and in the presence of all his friends and 10 kinsmen he girt his son with a sword and dubbed him knight. But the life in his father's castle soon grew wearisome to the youth; he longed to go forth into the world to seek (for) adventures and to win fame and knightly honours for himself. Though this was quite contrary to the wishes of his parents, they could 15 not long resist his prayers, so they caused28 costly garments and everything needful for the journey to be prepared for him. In shining armour like a god-of-war Siegfried rode on his way. After many wanderings through field and forest he came to Mimer, a cunning smith. He resolved to stay with 20 (bet) him in order to learn (how) to forge weapons. For a time all went well; but soon the labour in the smithy became irksome to Siegfried, and when his companions scolded him, he beat them, and one day he went so far (as) to seize Wieland, the best smith among them, by (bei) the hair (plur.) and to throw him 25 (down) before the master's feet. Then Mimer himself tried to tame the wild youth. "Come here,15" he said, "and forge yourself a good sword." He led him to the anvil and gave him the Here, and throughout Exercise 16, render the Possessive Genitive or Possessive Pronoun, marked with an asterisk, by the Dative of the Person, and supply the Definite Article with the Noun on which the Possessive depends: thus for before the master's feet say to the master before the feet; for his feet say to him the feet. 18 Use laffett with the Active Infinitive, 383. strongest bar-of-iron and the heaviest hammers in the smithy. But they were all too light for Siegfried; he swung them like playthings, struck them into splinters and shattered the anvil like a piece of glass....