LESSONS IN MORAL Sf.'IKXCK. 



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ibi ending in OUERE. 



The irregular verb diati'mjuerc, to note or distinguish, ia thus 

 conjugated : 



Iwr. SimpU XnM. PTM. Distfnmiere, (o dutinguuh. Prtt. Gerund. 

 Dutius-u. U'l", n./iii.i/iiM'j. Pmt J'urt. Ditttiuto, duttnguuJitd. - 

 ml TtnM.1'a.it. Avero diatiuto, (0 luivt dutinguiihtd.l'att 

 Gerund. Avtfndo dJMtmto, having dicliiiyuijifn <l. 



I'm. Distingue, distingui, distingue ; distingtiiumo, distingue'te, 

 dUUnguono. Jmj). Distingu^va, diatingudvi, diatingudva ; distingue- 

 listiuguevite, diatingudvano. /nil. Prof. Dieting!, distiugutati, 

 distiuse; distingu^mmo, distiugudate, diiitinaero. J'ltl. Distinguero, 

 distinguerii, diitiugueri ; distinguertftno, distinguere'te, dUtiutfueninno. 

 Cond. Prt. Distinguerli, diatinguerdsti, diatinguerdbbe ; diatingue- 

 reinmo, distinguertate, diatiuguerdbbero. 



Ixr. Distingui, distiugua ; diatiuguiamo, distingudte, distinguano. 

 SUB. Pres. Che distingua, cho diatiiigua, che distiugua ; che dis- 

 tinguiamo, cbe diatingui&te, che diatfnguano. Imp. Che distinguessi, 

 che diftiugudssi, che distingudsse ; che diatiugudssiino, che distin- 

 gutfste, die distingudssero. 



After this example conjugate the following : 

 Estiuguere, (o put ou(. | Stiuguere, (o 



8. Verbs ending in LERE. 



The irregular verb sr tllere, to pluck, is thus conjugated : 



IMF. Simple Teams, Pret. Svdllere, to pluck. Pres. Gerund. Svellendo, 

 plucking. Pott Part. Svdlto, plucked. - Compound Tenses. Past. Avdre 

 svelte, to ham plucked. Post Gerund. Avdudo svelte, having plucked. 



INC. Prtt. Svdllo or svelgo, svdlli, avello ; svelliamo, svelle'te, 

 svdlgouo. Imp. Svelleva or svollda, svellevi, svelleva or svellea ; svelle- 

 vamo, svellevite, avellevano or svellcano. I)id. Prat. Svdlsi, svelUfsti, 

 svdlae ; svellemme, svelldste, svelsdro. Put. Svellero, svellerai, 

 svellora ; svellerdmo, svellerdte, svelleranno. Cond. Pres. Svellerdi or 

 erelleria ; svellerdsti ; svellerobbe or svelleria. Svelleremuio ; svelle- 

 rdste ; svollerdbbero, svelleriano, or svellerieno. 



IMP. Svdlli, svdlla or svdlga ; svelliamo, svell^te, svellauo or svelgaiio. 



SUB. Pro. Che svulla or svelga ; che svella, svdlga, or svdlli; che 

 svella or svelga. Che svelliamo; che svelliate ; che svellauo or svel- 

 gauo. Imp. Che svellessi, che svellessi, che svellesse ; che svellussimo, 

 che svelleste, che svellessero. 



After this example conjugate the following : 



Infinitivt. Present. Ind. Pret. Past Part. English. 



Avollere, avello, av.'-lsi, avulao or -Ito, to root up. 



Ccilere, c<51o, colsi, colto, to reverence. 



DisvtSllere, disvdllo, diav^lai, div^lto, to pull up. 



Espellere, espello, eapulsi, espulso, to expel. 



9. Verbs ending in MERE. 



The irregular verb opprfmere, to oppress, is thus conju- 

 gated : 



INF. Simple Tenses. Pres. Opprimere, to oppress. Pres. Gerund. 

 Opprimdndo, oppressing. Post Part. Oppr^sso, oppressed. - Compound 

 Tenses. Pa*t. Avdre oppr^sso, to have oppressed. Past Gerund. Ave'ndo 

 opprdsso, having oppressed. 



INB. Pres. Opprlmo, opprfmi, opprime ; opprimiamo, opprimdte, 

 opprimono. Imp. Opprimdva, opprinadvi, opprimdva ; opprimevimo, 

 opprimevate, opprimdvano. Ind. Pret. Opprdssi, opprimdsti, opprdsse; 

 opprimemmo, opprimdate, opprdasero. Fut. Opprimero, opprimerai, 

 opprimera; opprimeremo, opprimerete, opprimerauuo. Coud. Pres. 

 Opprimerdi, opprimerdsti, opprimerdbbej opprinierdmmo, opprimereste, 

 opprimerdbbero. 



IMP. Oppritni, opprima ; opprimiamo, opprimdte, opprimano. 



SUB. Pres. Che opprima, che opprima, che opprima; che opprimiamo, 

 che opprirniate, che opprimano. Imp. Che opprimessi, che opprimdssi, 

 che opprimesse ; che oppnmdssimo, che opprimeate, che opprimt'ssero. 



After this example conjugate the following : 



Infinitive. Present. 

 Comprimere, comprluio, 

 Esprimere, esprimo, 

 Imprimere, imprimo, 

 Eeprimere, reprimo, 



Assumcre, assume, 



Conaiimerc, consume, 

 Presumere, presume, 



Eedimere, redimo, 



Ind. Pret. 



comprdssi, 



espressi, 



imprdsai, 



reprdssi, 

 f assunsi, 



assuinesti, 

 J aaaunse, 

 I assumemmo, 

 I assuineste, 

 t^assunsero, 



cousunsi, 



presunai, 

 freddnai, 

 I rudinu-sti, 

 I reddnse, 

 j redimemmo, 

 ! ri'iliim'-sti', 

 (_red4uaero, 



Post Part, 

 comprdsao, 

 espresso, 

 imprdsso, 

 rei)resso, 



English, 

 to keep under, 

 to e.vpress. 

 to inijiresa. 

 to restrain. 



assuuto, to tafce up. 



1 



conaunto, 



presunto, 



to consume. 

 to presume. 



} veddnto, to rtdetm. 



10. Verbt ending in FXBE. 



The irregular verb nfoqxre, to break, u thu* eocjognted : 



IMF. Simylt Ttnm.Pru. Rumpera, to \*tak.Prtt. Gtrtad, Horn- 



p4udo, breaking. Pait Part. EottO, broken. OujWKnd ?M. 



1'tut. AT4re rutto, (o hat* broUn. Pat 0rutxi. Avfedo rotto, Jbam^ 

 broken. 



IND. PrM. Rumpo, rompi, rumpe ; rompiimo, romplto, rompooo. 

 Imp. Komp!va, rouipovi, rojup4va romperimo, romper it*, 

 Tano. Ind. Pret. Ruppi, rooiplsti, rupp; romp^mmo, rornp&te, 

 nippero. Fut. Romperd, romperai, ronii>era ; romper^mo, roupftrlte, 

 romperiuno. Cond. I'res. Romi>erdi t romperiteti, rompertbbe ; romp** 

 rdmmo, rompereate, romperdbbero. 



IMP. Rompi, nimpa; rompiimo, romp^te, r6mpoo. 



SOB. Pret. Che rumpa, che rump*, che rum pa ; che rompiimo, cLe 

 roinpiate, che rompano. Imp. Cbe romplm, cbe rompeMi, ch 

 ptfne ; che romp^aaimo, che romp4ste, cbe rompe*aro. 



After this example conjugate the following : 



Corrompere, to sijoil. | Prorouipere, to rush out. 



Interrompere, to disturb. 



KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSONS IN ITALIAN. 



EXERCISE 46. 



Whilst certain gentlemen stood admiring the vivacity and rciidliMM 

 of wit of Pico of Mirandola, who had not yet completed the ninth 

 year of his age, an old blockhead began to gay in the presence of ibis 

 young prince : " When children in their tender yean have BO much 

 talent, they afterwards become ia mature age dull and stupid." 

 "Then," said Pico, "if what you say is true, it is certain that you 

 must have had tu your youth a most excellent genius." 



EXERCISE 47. 



A king having to enter a city two hours after mid-day, certain 

 deputies were sent to him from the senate in order to compliment 

 him. He who had this duty to perform said, " Alessandro Magno, il 

 Grand' Alessandro,'' and suddenly became silent, without being able 

 to utter another word ; which the king, who had not yet eaten that 

 day, observing, said to him, " Yes, friend, Alessandro Magno baa 

 dined, and I am still fasting ;" and this said, he went towards the 

 palace of the senate, where a most sumptuous dinner bad been pre- 

 pared for him. 



EXERCISE 48. 



A painter showing a bad picture in the presence of many painters of 

 great repute, vaunted himself of having finished it in a very short 

 time. Apelles hearing it, said to him humorously, " It is not needful 

 that thou shouldst tell us of having finished it in a short time : the 

 picture itself tells us enough of that." 



LESSONS IN MORAL SCIENCE. II. 



INDUCTION OE UTILITARIAN MOEALITT. 

 ALMOST all writers upon morals are agreed upon the fact that 

 we have in reality the perception or feeling of the difference 

 between right and wrong, however much they may differ as to 

 the source from which it springs. But in addition to this it 

 is also universally admitted that we have, on viewing any 

 action, an emotion or feeling of pleasure or pain arising 

 from the contemplation of the act simply as virtuous or 

 vicious. 



It is impossible for us to witness a good or virtuous action 

 without receiving a certain pleasure or pleasurable emotion 

 from so doing : and it is almost equally impossible for us to 

 witness a bad or vicious action without experiencing a feeling 

 of the opposite kind. This feeling of pleasure may be, and of 

 course has been, explained in various ways, according to the 

 different theories which have been propounded as to the nature 

 of virtue and vice. Some consider it to be simple and incom- 

 plex in its nature, while others have endeavoured tc resolve it 

 into several constituent elements. Be it, however, simple or 

 complex, there is such a feeling manifestly existent in our 

 nature ; and it ia clearly distinct from our perception of actions 

 as right or wrong, whether it is prior or subsequent to it in the 

 order of time. The pleasure arising from the contemplation of 

 the beauty of virtue in itself has been a subject of remark from 

 the very earliest times, and, indeed, as has been frequently ob- 

 served, so intimate did this connection appear to tie ancient 

 Greeks that they had only one name to denote both " the good" 

 and " the beautiful." And it was in a great measure this feel- 

 ing which led Plato to hold his famous theory that vice ia 

 ignorance : that the beauty of virtue in itself is such, and the 



