The Book of Versions; Or, Guide to French Translation: With Notes, to Assist in the Construction, and to Display a Comparison of the French and English Idioms. For the Use of Schools |
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... becomes more sparing ; but always with a reference to particulars , which an attentive student cannot but have acquired by the portion he has gone through . The notes also furnish the idioms , as well as the prepositions belonging to ...
... becomes more sparing ; but always with a reference to particulars , which an attentive student cannot but have acquired by the portion he has gone through . The notes also furnish the idioms , as well as the prepositions belonging to ...
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... becomes dangerous when it assumes an elegant mask ; and thus by degrees corruption poisons mindsh formed for virtue . dont ; ce dernier ; -t manquaient ; -u ne peut être ; -x qui apprennent au peuple à ; -y de prendre ; -- 2 impartiale ...
... becomes dangerous when it assumes an elegant mask ; and thus by degrees corruption poisons mindsh formed for virtue . dont ; ce dernier ; -t manquaient ; -u ne peut être ; -x qui apprennent au peuple à ; -y de prendre ; -- 2 impartiale ...
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... become of him " ? Where is he ? Where does he hide himself ? What shall I do to find him ? Whither shall I run ? Whither shall I not run ? Is he not there ? Is he not here ? ( he listens . ) Who is there ? ..... Stop ! ( he thinks he ...
... become of him " ? Where is he ? Where does he hide himself ? What shall I do to find him ? Whither shall I run ? Whither shall I not run ? Is he not there ? Is he not here ? ( he listens . ) Who is there ? ..... Stop ! ( he thinks he ...
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... become the certain inheritence of their posterity . - CONSERVATEUR HELVETIQUE . P soit finie ; - Depuis ; -r d'où ; s tirée ; - Aucun pays n'a ; -u de l'ancien temps ; se voient encore ; -y dans plusieurs vallées des Alpes ; croient que ...
... become the certain inheritence of their posterity . - CONSERVATEUR HELVETIQUE . P soit finie ; - Depuis ; -r d'où ; s tirée ; - Aucun pays n'a ; -u de l'ancien temps ; se voient encore ; -y dans plusieurs vallées des Alpes ; croient que ...
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... becomes like * a living can- vass upon which the passions are represented with as much delicacy as energy ; where every impulse of the soul is expressed by a corresponding feature where every impression anticipates the will , and u ...
... becomes like * a living can- vass upon which the passions are represented with as much delicacy as energy ; where every impulse of the soul is expressed by a corresponding feature where every impression anticipates the will , and u ...
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Achilles Adrastus âme Atrides autre avait avoir battle bien bienfaits bientôt Boirude BOOK OF VERSIONS C'est cher ciel cieux cœur combat coup courage courroux Cromwell d'eux d'une death delight deux Dieu dieux doit doux elle enemies enfin été être eyes faire fait father faut fils fois Frederic French French language Gellert généreux genius gloire glory gods grand guerre happy heart Heaven Hélas homme honour Iliad jamais jeune joug jour king l'être l'homme l'univers la haine loin Marcus Aurelius mind mort n'est nature noble nuit o'er orgueil ouvrage peace peine père peuple peut Pharsalia Philomèle Pirithous pleasure Pompey pouvoir pow'r prince qu'il qu'on qu'un rage rendre rien s'il sage Saladin sceptre seul Simoïs soin soul sous style sweet terre tête thee tout traduction Translation vers virtue Vois voit voix Voltaire yeux
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Page 177 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This, teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than heaven pursue.
Page 181 - For softness she and sweet attractive grace, He for God only, she for God in him...
Page 207 - The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel ; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.
Page 219 - So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, Farewell remorse : all good to me is lost ; Evil, be thou my good : by thee at least Divided empire with heaven's King I hold, By thee, and more than half perhaps will reign ; As man ere long and this new world shall know.
Page 215 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion, like the god Of this new world, at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads, to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Page 209 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Page 183 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Page 219 - And heavier fall ; so should I purchase dear Short intermission bought with double smart. This knows my punisher ; therefore as far From granting he, as I from begging peace...
Page 207 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 203 - Look round our world; behold the chain of love Combining all below and all above. See plastic nature working to this end, The single atoms each to other tend, Attract, attracted to, the next in place, Form'd and impell'd its neighbour to embrace. See matter next, with various life endued, Press to one centre still, the general good.