LESSONS IN GERMAN. 



277 



of oiijt.yiiu-iit th:it ho cuul.l writi- <.f liiuihclf, in ..no ..f IUM ,-itily 



11 Weary of loe, of life. detour 1 d with plen, 



I rest a perfect Timon, not nineteen." 

 Tho imaginary Childe Harold finds no repose in foreign travel, 

 as the roal Hyron found no solace. Ho passes through the 

 fairest and moat interesting regions of Southern Europe, 



li Germany and Switzerland, without being able to lay 



utro of a troubled conscience. But the nominal hero of 



:u is li:mlly a character at all, excepting in as far as his 



-l.K.uiv Hpirit colours the whole body of the work. In " Childe 



Harold" there is literally no story. The poem is simply a 



ion of descriptions and meditations, and it is surprising 

 that it should so quickly have taken hold of the public mind. 

 Yet Byron happily and wittily expressed the truth when he said 

 that, at'i'T tlui publication of "Childe Harold," he awoke one 

 morning and found himself famous. The third and fourth 

 canton of the poems were written some years later than the two 

 first ; and they show an immense and progressive improvement 

 in the poetic art. The thought deepens ; the personality of the 

 writer stands out with more force and splendour ; the observa- 

 tion of nature is more true and original ; the language is richer, 

 the versification stronger and more varied. The stanza is that 

 of the " Faery Queene," to which Byron gave a new modulation 

 and expression, often too rhetorical, but, in the latter portions 

 of the poem, remarkably powerful. " Childe Harold " has many 

 faults and shortcomings ; but it has taken its place among the 

 immortals, and from that place it is not probable that it will 

 bo cost down. ^^^^______ 



LESSONS IN GERMAN. XLII. 



SECTION LXXXVL IDIOMS OP VEBBS. 



Soften, when used transitively, signifies "to test, or try by 

 tasting ; " as : Sr fcflct ten Sffiein, he tastes the wine. 



3>erfu$cri has sometimes the same signification ; as -. @r t)er- 

 fucfo. t ten 2Bein, he tries the wine (that is, by tasting). 



1. 2d;mccfen, to relish, denotes properly the impression made 

 by tasting ; OB : Der SBein fcb. mecft gut, the wine tastes good. 

 < fctymecft miv nicfit (it does not relish to me), I do not relish it. 

 Die Sfcife fcfcmecft nacb. 9iaucty, the food tastes of smoke (is smoky). 



VOCABULARY. 



J?er'fcrmeiftcr,m. jailer. teflung,/. situation. 

 Jtucfycn, ra. cake. 

 ScS'gcben, to set free, 



release. 

 2JJifi'6raucb,en, to mis- 



use. 

 Seltg, blissful, bless- 



ed, happy. 



EESUME OP EXAMPLES. 



Die 6,at ifl gefcb. e'b,en, unb afle The deed has transpired, and all 

 9?cicb. 'tfimncr ter Srte fonnen fte (the) riches of this earth can- 

 nid)t un'gefctycljen macfjcn. not make it otherwise. 



Der itrJge n>eifi nirbt, tt>a er ttyun The slothful (man) knows not 

 Ml (Sect. LXXIV. 2), urn ftcb, what to do in order to drive 

 tic Sangeroci'le 511 wttei'ben. away (the) tediousness. 



Dieter JRtn'tcrfcratcn fctymccft mit This ioast beef relishes (to me) 



bcffcr, alS jcne eflu'gel. better than that poultry. 



6'4 war ber SUapagei', ter foe'ben It was the parrot that just 



genn-ocb. 'en 6. at. spoke. 



Dec Singling finite fic$ uber ben The youth felt (himself) deeply 

 SSerbactyt', ten man auf ib,n tyatte, mortified on account of the 

 tief geftdnft'. suspicion which rested upon 



him. 



EXERCISE 166. 



1. Da8 Ungtiicf ifl gejtyc^en, unt nicbt mcfyr ju fintcrn. 2. 2Bann ifl 

 ifirn ticfcS Ungliicf begegnet? 3. 68 gcfdjab, uor einer tunic. 4. 

 SBaS gefcfyclien fann, full gcf^efien, um tiefcn ?cuten einc beffere Stetlung 

 ju wrfc^ajfen. 5. <5 ifl fcb.cn oft ber gall gchjcfen, tap ta sBertrauen 

 gcmiflbraucfyt morten ifl. 6. (58 fanten in fruljerer 3cit mcbr SBunter 

 unt 3eidjen Statt, al8 in ter iefcigcn. 7. @8 gefrb. ab, i!jm rectyt, etnmal 

 etne 3ur^tigung emtfamjcn ju fiaben. 8. S gefdjictjt ntc^t cbnc WMci 

 SBiffen unb 2Bi(len. 9. Dec 9)h"i|ngganger njcifj nid>t, a cr tfiun fell. 

 10. Dcr fleifitge Jtnabe icujite nic^t, n>a er meitcr tfjun fcflte. 11. Der 

 Jicrfenncifler fragte, tt>a er t^un fcde, um feltg ju recrben. 12. 2Bie 

 fc^mecft 3^nen tn emufe? 13. <5 fc^mecft mit sertrefffiej. 14. 



Slentem, to alter, 



change. 

 Sitter, bitter. 

 (Jmpfan'gcn, to re- 



ceive. 

 cmufe, n. vegeta- 



bles. 

 Sefctg, present. 



pro- 



9Serfcb.affen, to 



cure. 

 SBunter, n. wonder, 



miracle, prodigy. 

 Sucfy'tigung, /. chos- 



tisement, correc- 



tion. 



&<$mccft 3bnen tirfrr XuQtn nu$t? 15. O ja. er fdjmerft mir febr gut 

 16. Ck^medt 3b,nen tat (fffenV 17. Sttnrt, <jerr Doctor; el (^mecft 

 mir vnilet bitter. 18. 3dji bin eJ, ter tut fpri$t unt pfrcw$< 1)t. 

 19. ttr ifl el, ter tiefe Sfflcrte u fprec^en magte. 20. Jli^t a$r, Zit 

 ftnt e, ter gefjqt b,at, man mi-ge tie (Mefangenen (otoxbtn? 21. 3a, 

 unb ie fmb tt, ter mir mtterfprocben b,at. 22. DiefefflsrU ^obcM unfern 

 jungeit Jreunb tief gefrJnft 23. 2te fc^etnt gcfrinft wcrten )U ((in. 

 24. QRan barf fU^ nidjt uber jeie Jtletnigfeit gefranft fublen. 25. OTan 

 tarf tern (Mctanfen, qefrdnft mcnen ;a fein, ni$t lange in tern frrje* 

 9taum geben. 26. Jjaben 2ie faon tiefel Cbft rerfu^t? 27. 3a, i^ 

 b,abe e foeben wrfuc^t. 



EXEBCIBK 167. 



1. When did your friend meet with the accident? 2. It hap- 

 pened yesterday ; he knows not how to get over it 3. We will 

 try everything to better his situation. 4. If the circumstances 

 of those people were to be changed, everything would go well 

 with them. 5. It has often been the case that hi* goodness 

 has been abused. 6. The punishment which those idle boj-n 

 received was right. 7. Happen what will, I shall trust in God. 

 8. What is done cannot be undone, and what has been said 

 cannot be unsaid. 9. Do you relish your food ? 10. No, doc- 

 tor, I relish nothing; everything tastes bitter. 11. It was my 

 friend who spoke these \rords; they might iwsioi these poor 

 emigrants. 12. What did your new carriage cost (you) ? 13. 

 It cost (me) fifty guineas. 14. Have you already tasted this 

 cake P 15. Yes, I have, but I do not like it ; have you any 

 other ? 



SECTION LXXXVII. IDIOMS OP VEBBS (continued). 

 i'erfefcen (from ver, against, etc., 97. 3, and fefcen), has a 

 variety of significations ; as, " to put in a wrong place, to mis- 

 place, to remove, to pawn; 1 ' also, " to set against, i.e., to fetch, 

 deal out, or give," as a blow, etc. It likewise signifies "to 

 reply;" as: 2luf biefe Stagen unb 33efcfyulbigungen wfefcte er Solgentef 

 to these questions and accusations he replied as follows (follow- 

 ing). Ct cerfegte tern !pferteeinen Scblag, he gave the horse a blow. 

 Der (aube wrfe&t 28erge, (the) faith removes mountains. 



1. lleber Sclt geb,en (literally, to go over field) signifies, " to 

 take a trip across the fields ; " as : 2Bir qeb,en morgen fcub, utcr 

 8elb, we are going to take a trip across the fields to-morrow- 

 morning. 



2. Daft (that) is sometimes used instead of feit, and may then 

 be translated "since;" as: 3ft eS lange, taji Sie ib,n gefeb,en b,abn? 

 is it long since you have seen him ? 



VOCABULARY. 



2lu*'bitten, to beg for, ' cltflucf, n. gold' 

 ask for, request. piece, 



S3efe'b.cn, to look on, 



J&ierauf, hereupon. 



Slitter, m. towns- 

 man, citizen. 



Sreibtn, to drive. 



$erratb.erei', /. treach- 

 ery. 



SBerfeo'en. (Seeabove.) 



iu'r'mittag, m. fore- 

 noon. 



SBelttb,eil, m. part of 

 the world or globe. 



at, to view. 2Rangel,m. want, lack, 



Daju', thereto, to it. deficiency. 



Durf'ttgfeit, /. neces- !poli'tifc$, political. 



sity, indigence. ^oft'meifler, m. post- 



Stnfacfc, simple, plain. ; master. 



Sangen, to take, seize. @d)ltcb. t, plain, home- 



8la$, flat, even. ly. 



Sluc^tling, m. fugitive. ; potteln, to jeer, jibe, SBoru'ber, of what, 



8uQe,/.fulness,plenty , banter. whereof, whereat. 



EKSUME OF EXAMPLES. 



Der Ijetm'tucfifc&e SWenfcb, oerfe^'te The malicious man gave mo, in 



mir bin'terltftiger SBeife etnen a deceitful manner, a blow 



<8c6jag in ten SHiicfen. upon the back. 



Der ater geb,t tte|en SJIac^'mittag The father goes this afternoon 



uber Selb over the country. 



ffr iccifi nidit, njie er )u tiefem 9te' He does not know how he came 



genfcfc.irm gcfont'men ifl. 



r gebt betna'be alle age 



Cant, unb erfrifeb,t' fic^ an 



unb Obfl. 



auf 



by this umbrella. 

 He goes nearly every day into 

 the country, and refreshes 

 himself with milk and fruit. 



Da3 i'cv&recb, 'en tiefeft QRanneS ifl The crime of this man has come 



an ten ag gefcm'men. 

 Cr ift lange ni(^t bei un* gee'fen. 



Gr ifl ni$t (angc bei unt gewe'fcn. 



to light. 

 He has not for a long time been 



at our house. 

 Ho has not been long at our 



house. 



EXERCISE 168. 



1. (Sr rcrfefcte i$m einen @$laj in ta CMu^t. 2. S^erirceife KT. 

 fcfcte mir tie Sc^weper einen Scb. lao, mit ter flaxen -Vant. 3. <J 



