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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



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3d; fann il;n gut Icibcn. 



3d; fann mid; nid;t barauf fceftnncn. 



3d; fvage nictytS barnad;. 



3d; fann ten COJann md;t auSfhtyen. 



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neljmcn. 



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3f;m fattt {ebe -Sllciuigfcit auf 

 Sfyvc S'leben ftimmen nictyt ufccretn. 

 3n 33cfd;Iag nefymcn. 

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trgcnbttjo gcfct;cn fyatte. 

 3cbermann mag itjn gut tctbcn 

 Jvel;rcn @ie ftd; nid;t an tt)n. 

 .Stein SStatt or ben 2)iunb ndjmett. 

 tfuvj angebunbcn fcin. 

 Sangen @ic jtt, mctne -erren. 

 Saffen ie mid; bafftr forgot. 

 Saffcn ie mid; jnfrieben. 

 Saffen ie cinen Slrjt (;otcn 

 Saffen @ie un3 nicfjt unein3 njcrbcn. 



Sofd;en ie baS Sicfjt au. 

 3Kan I) alt e8 u&cratt fur tt)at;r. 

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Sftan fteljordjt unS. 

 jJicin IJiadj&ar lajjt mir fagen. 

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SJJit grfcnujmf?. 



9totf; uub n>ctjj ftcd;en son rinanbcr ai. 

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 cine te((e nmft jatyrttd; nur if;un 



bcrt utfccn a&. 

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 ie tyat ifjn barum gctn\id;t. 

 ie ergviffen ba3 -afcnpaniec, or 



@ie nal;men StcipaiiS. 

 @ie gcfccn mir itumer bie @d;utb. 

 @ie miiffcn ftd; nid;t an iT;it fcfircn. 

 @ie fir.b som rcdjten 2Bcge o6ijcfom< 



men. 



@ie tfjun ber @ad;e ju iet. 

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fdjtagen. 



@ie mad;t al(e 3JJoben mit 

 @ie Ijafcen e3 getroffcn. 

 @ie tljun fe^r tefaitnt mit einanber 



S3or eincr f;a(5cn tunbe lag tS mir 



auf ber 3unge. 

 SBaS gef;t ba8 mid; an ? 

 SQ3a8 ^ilft mir' ? 

 2BaS fattt 3^ncn ein? 

 2BaS icottte id; bod; fagcn ? 

 Sffieit gefct;It. 



SBcnn id; fie ju fe^cn tefomme. 

 SBcnn'S mir fel;t fd;tagt. 

 SBenn id; anberS red;t bavan Hit. 

 2Bie fonncnie fo(d;e infatte t;a6en? 

 2Bie fonntc cr fid; fo etn>ai? traumen 



taffen ? 

 SBenn id; an 3f;rer tette h)5re, fo 



JBurbc id; mit ber ad;e nidjtS ju 



fd;affen ^a6en. 

 SBU seraorebeten un3, e tt:d;felHjeife 



yi ttjun. 

 SBie fcrad;ten ie bort 3^re 3eit $11? 



I set a great store by my sister. 



I like him well. 



I cannot recollect it. 



I do not care for it. 



I cannot bear the man. 



I would not do it. 



Nor I either. 



I won't stand upon it with 



you. 



I have found it out. 

 I let thing's go as they will. 

 I should like to know what he 



is about. [attention. 



Every little matter catches his 

 Their accounts do not agree. 

 To seize (goods). 

 I fancy, I must have seen her 



somewhere. 



He is liked by every one. 

 Never mind him. 

 To speak fearlessly. 

 To be irritable. 

 Help yourselves, gentlemen. 

 Let me alone for that. 

 Let me alone. 

 Send for a physician. 

 Let there be no -difference be- 

 tween us. 



Put the candle out. 

 It is believed everywhere. 

 He is said to have destroyed 



himself. 



"We are overheard. 

 My neighbour sends me word. 

 My relation deals in cloth. 

 Without much ado ; as. easy as 



possible. 



By your leave. [contrast. 



Red and white present a great 

 Fill the glasses up to the brim. 

 His situation is worth only one 



hundred florins a year. 

 Put your hat on. 

 She made him lose it. 

 They took to their heels. 



You always blame me. 

 You must not mind him. 

 You have lost your way. 



[far. 



You are carrying the thing too 

 You must banish that from 



your mind. 



She always follows the fashion 

 You have hit the mark 

 They act very familiarly with 



one another. 

 Half an hour ago, I had it at 



my tongue's end. 

 What is that to me ? 

 What am I the better for it ? 

 What an idea ! 

 What was I going to say ? 

 You are quite out. 

 If I get a sight of her. 

 If I do not succeed. 

 If I am not mistaken, [thing ? 

 How can you think of such a 

 How could he harbour such a 



thought ? 

 If I were in your place, I would 



have nothing to do with the 



affair. 

 It was agreed upon between us 



to do it by turns. 

 How did you spend your time 



there ? [watch ? 



What is the matter with your 



LESSONS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. 

 XXVI. 



POPE AND THE CONTEMPORARY POETS (continued). 



To the same class of writings in many respects as the " Essay- 

 on Man" belong those which we have next to consider the 

 " Moral Essays." But these are not, like the " Essay on 

 Man," philosophical treatises attempting to solve the great 

 enigmas of the universe. They deal with human nature in 

 detail the diversities and eccentricities of character. They 

 contain the most brilliant and life-like pictures of individual 

 character, and show Pope's powers of satire in their highest 

 perfection. The first epistle is on the " Knowledge and Cha- 

 racter of Men." In it, after speaking at length of tha 

 inconsistencies and seeming incomprehensibility of men's 

 characters and conduct,, ho develops his favourite theory, 

 that there is a key to be found to every character in the 

 ruling passion j and he concludes with some most striking 

 examples, both humorous and pathetic, of the " ruling passion 

 strong in death." The second epistle, "On the Characters 

 of Women," is equally brilliant. The third and fourth epistles, 

 on the " Use of Biches," afford Pope an admirable oppor- 

 tunity for the use of his varied powers. Our limited space 

 will not allow us to quote more than a single example ; but 

 the picture is one of the most wonderful ever drawn by any 

 satirist : 



" Where London's column, pointing to the skies, 

 Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and lies, 

 There dwelt a citizen of sober fame, 

 A plain good man, and Balaam was bis name ; 

 Religious, punctual, frugal, and so forth, 

 His word would pass for more than be was worth ; 

 One solid dish his week-day meal affords, 

 An added pudding solemnised the Lord's. 

 Constant at church and 'change, his gains were sure,. 

 His givings rare, save farthings to the poor. 



The devil was piqued such saintship to behold, 

 And longed to tempt him like good Job of old : 

 But Satan now is wiser than of yore, 

 And tempts by making rich, not making poor. 

 Roused by the Prince of Air, the whirlwinds sweepi 

 The surge, and plunge bis father in the deep ; 

 Then full against his Cornish lands they roar, 

 And two rich shipwrecks bless the lucky shore. 



Sir Balaam now, he lives like other folks, 

 He takes his chirping pint, and cracks his jokes; 

 'Live like yourself,' was soon my lady's word, 

 And, lo ! two puddings smoked upon the board. 

 Asleep and naked as an Indian lay, 

 An honest factor stole a gem away : 

 He pledged it to the knight : the knight had wit. 

 So kept the diamond, and the rogue was bit. 

 Some scruple rose ; but thus he eased his thought,. 

 I'll now give sixpence where I gave a groat, 

 Where once I went to church I'll now go twice 

 And am so clear too of all other vice.' 



The tempter saw his time, the work he plied :. 

 Stocks and subscriptions pour on every side, 

 Till all the demon makes his full descent 

 In one abundant shower of cent, per cent., 

 Sinks deep within him, and possesses whole. 

 Then dubs director and secures his soul. 



Behold Sir Balaam, now a man of spirit, 

 Ascribes his getting to his parts and merit ; ^ 

 What late he called a blessing now was wit, ] 

 And God's good providence a lucky hit. 

 Things change their titles as our manners turn-; 

 His counting-house employed the Sunday morn: 

 Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life), 

 But duly sent his family and wife ; 

 There (so the devil ordained) one Christmas-tide 

 My good old lady catched a cold and died. 



A nymph of quality admires our knight : 

 .He marries, bows at court, and grows polite; 

 Leaves the dull cits, and joins (to please the fair)/ 

 The well-bred cuckolds in St. James's air. 

 First for his son a gay commission buys, 

 Who drinks, games, fights, and in a duel dies. 

 His daughter flaunts a viscount's tawdry wife, 

 And, wretched, wears a coronet for life. 

 In Britain's Senate he a seat obtains, 

 And one more pensioner St. Stephen gains. 



