THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



-the senses, or when they express bodily defects and infirmities or 

 official employments and rank ; as : 



L' a-m6r cie-co, blind love. 

 A pie zdp-j>o, with a lame foot. 

 II man-to im-pe-rid-le, the imperial 

 mantle. 



Pdn-no /i-no, fine cloth. 

 .2?r-ba a-md-ra, bitter herb. 

 I^-gno sec-co, dry wood. 

 Pan f re-sco, new bread. 

 Where common usage has assigned to an adjective a place 

 <>efore or after a noun, no positive rules can be stated, and only 

 a practical acquaintance with such usages, and the attentive 

 reading of good writers, will enable the learner to see his way 

 In such cases. Where, on the contrary, usage gives no preference 

 to the place of an adjective before or after a noun, euphony, the 

 threat guide in the arrangement of Italian words, will best decide 

 the matter. Some adjectives have a different meaning, accord- 

 ing to their position before or after a noun. As an illustration 

 of this, a few of the most important phrases of this kind 

 'will be sufficient : 



Un ga-Idnt' no-mo, an honest man. 



Un ud-mo ga-ldn-te, a genteel, polite man. 



"fi-gli a-ve-va pro-prio ve-sti-to, he had his own dress. 



JJji ve-sti-to pro-prio, a neat, clean dress. 



Un gen-til ud-mo, a gentleman by birth, a nobleman. 



'Un ud-mo gen-ti-le, a well-bred, gentsel, courteous man. 



II p6-ver ud-mo ! qudn-to de-ve sof-fri-re, poor, unfortunate man ! 



how much must he suffer. 

 1* ud-mo po-ve-ro, the poor man (opposed to rich). 



Adjectives frequently require a particular case or particular 

 prepositions after them ; as, in, per, etc. Great attention must 

 &e bestowed by the lear' er upon this peculiarity ; and in reading 

 Italian writers, he ought never to lose sight of the peculiar, and 

 therefore invariable or frequently recurring cases or proposi- 

 tions connected with some adjectives ; as : 



Am-ma-ld-to, in-fir-mo di cdr-po e di d-ni-tna, sick in body and in 

 mind. 



Ji-vd-r, cu-pi-do di da-nd-ri e ric-clih-ze, greedy of money and riches. 



Cov.-ten.-to del-la su-a sor-te, satisfied with his lot. 



J?Vd.-co di pd-sta, post free, post paid. 



J?-gli mi e in-fe-ri6-re di rdn-go, he is my inferior in rank. 



Jis-sd-i prd-ti-co del-le co-se an-ti-che, very expert or skilful in matters 

 of antiquity. 



jSs-scr s-si-duo -in un Ia-v6-ro, de-stro, spe-di-to in que-sta cd-sa, to be 

 assiduous in a work, clever, expeditious in this thing. 



Jn-/d-m per m6l-ti mis-fdt-ti, infamous on account of many misdeeds. 



VOCABULARY. 



EXERCISE 31. 



1. You have beautiful weather for travelling. 2. We now 

 have beautiful days continually. 3. He had last year a large 

 garden out of town, in which there were beautiful flowers and 

 beautiful fruit-trees. 4. That book treats of the life of St. 

 Stephen and of St. George, and in this there are interpretations 

 of some passages from the epistles of St. Paul and St. Peter. 

 5. Theodosius the Great died at Milan, in the arms of St. 

 Ambrose. 6. That writing contains one beautiful thought on 

 the advantages of commerce. 7. Those princes are happy who 

 are loved by their subjects. 8. In this business, one must have 

 great precaution and great courage. 9. Home and Carthage had 

 great wars with one another. 10. Demosthenes was a great 

 Greek orator. 11. He is a good lad and has a great talent to 

 learn everything with ease. 12. The precious stones are trans- 

 parent bodies ; such are the white diamond, the red ruby, the 

 blue sapphire, the green emerald, and the yellow hyacinth. 

 13. The pearls, small or large, grow in shells ; and the corals in 

 the sea, in the shape of small trees. 14. The uncle has given 

 me a French book. 15. Godfrey has a large stock of Hungarian 

 and Austrian wines. 16. The Spanish horses are as dear as the 

 English. 



KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSONS IN ITALIAN.- 

 EXERCISE 28. 



-XXI. 



1. Mentz, a town on the Rhine. 2. Frankfort on the Maine. 3. In 

 the very act. 4. I promise you upon my faith. 5. Upon this earth. 

 6. Upon some table. 7. Richard seated upon a rock. 8. I wish to 

 play a tune upon my harpsichord. 9. I should not be able to give you 

 an answer upon such a point. 10. The trunks are on the carriage. 11. 

 He has wept over his misfortune. 12. He has no claim whatever on 

 my gratitude. 13. You may rely upon my word. 14. What he has 

 in his heart he has always on the lips. 15. The house faces the street. 

 16. At the break of day. 17. Towards evening. 18. At midnight. 

 19. Upon the mountain. 20. I am between fear and hope. 21. 

 Among friends one may speak unreservedly. 22. Between the rock 

 and the river. 23. The most unfortunate among fathers. 24. Discord 

 between husband and wife. 25. That must remain between us ; we 

 must keep it to ourselves. 26. I said within (to) myself. 27. He 

 will come within ten days. 28. I do not know, but I shall be sure tc 

 know it ere long. 



EXERCISE 29. 



1. I love my brothers and sisters. 2. I love also my cousins (m.) 

 and my cousins (f.). 3. Thy flowers are beautiful; mine are also 

 beautiful. 4. This woman loves her children. 5. I have received two 

 apples amd four pears from this gardener. 6. My cherries are very 

 beautiful. 7. I have given my apples to thy cousin. 8. Hast thou 

 watered thy flowers? 9. I have watered mine and thine. 10. My 

 cousin has also watered hers. 11. Thy brothers have bought two 

 dogs which are very faithful. 12. They have given a dog to my cousin. 

 13. My sisters have received two cats from our uncle; they are very 

 contented. 14. Our cousins have arrived. 15. Our sisters have 

 departed this week. 16. My father and mother are sad. 17. My 

 cousins are always merry. 18. We have watered our flowers. 19. Have 

 you also watered mine ? 20. Thy brothers have received two lead- 

 pencils from my cousin; they are my cousin's friends. 21. I have 

 bought three lead-pencils for our uncle's children. 22. Where are 

 your sisters ? 23. They are at Milan. 2i. And your brothers ? 25. 

 They have left for Paris. 26. Our mother has bought six glasses for 

 our cousins. 27. All my friends have departed. 28. This poor 

 woman has lost all her children. 29. My uncle has sold all his houses. 

 30. All these exercises are very easy. 31. We have bought all these 

 bottles. 32. I love all men. 33. Louisa has lost all the pens. 34. In 

 all the rooms there are four looking-glasses. 35. The whole exercise is 

 easy. 36. Our cousin has cried all the night. 37. God has created 

 the whole earth. 38. Have you seen all these meadows ? 30. Hast 

 thou written all these letters ? 40. The gardener has sent all these 

 cherries to my sister. 41. Have you watered all these little trees and 

 all these pretty flowers ? 42. All these houses are my uncle's. 43. 

 My cousin has arrived with all his friends. 44. My aunt has sent all 

 these pears and apples to this poor woman. 



EXERCISE 30. 



1. I miei fratelli sono tristissimi. 2. Haitu veduto i nostri bicchieri 

 e le nostre bottiglie. 3. I nostri amici sono sempre allegri. 4. Dove 

 sono i vostri fazzoletti ed i nostri ? 5. La mia cugina ha perduto le 

 nostre penne e le sue. 6. Ho dato a questo povero fanciullo le mie 

 penne e le tue. 7. Mio padre ha venduto i suoi cani ed i miei. 8. 

 Avete voi anche venduto i vostri ? 9. Tua moglie ha comprato dieci 

 bicchieri, e quattro bottiglie per sua figlia. 10. Ho dato un toccalapis 

 a tua sorella ; ella ha perduto il suo. 11. Ho perduto tutti i miei fazzo- 

 letti. 12. Tutte queste bottiglie sono di nostro zio. 13. Tutta la 

 cas.i. e bella. 14. Amo tutti questi bei flori. 15. Penso tutti i giorni 



