Part 131

+Sache+, f.

+auch+ besteht sie nicht in.

= wealth; Comp. S. 10, N. 9.

= simply.

=The English Gerund preceded by a possessive adjective and a preposition, must be translated by a regular subordinate clause with a conjunction and a finite verb=; as—

His superiority lies in his having the courage to be what nature made him.

+Seine Überlegenheit besteht ~darin~+ (S. 87, N. 6), +~daß er~ den Mut ~hat~, das zu sein, was er von Natur aus ist.+

+Es.+

+an.+

= whole.

= willingly; weight = value.

= according to the judgment of Göthe.

= advice; by, +von+; to, an; those = all such; who, +die da+.

+~Gotth. Ephraim Lessing~, geboren den 22. Jan. 1729 zu Kamenz (Oberlausitz), gestorben den 15. Febr. 1781 in Braunschweig, hat sich durch seine ästhetisch-kritischen Werke, wie auch durch seine Dramen, deren Form, Sprache, Methode und Inhalt fast unerreichte Muster sind, einen unsterblichen Namen in der deutschen Litteraturgeschichte erworben. Sein Wirken als genialer Kritiker, Forscher und Dichter war von unermeßlichem Einfluß auf die nächste Entwickelung unserer Litteratur, die mit ihm und durch ihn ihrer Glanzperiode entgegenschritt.+

Section 162.

A ROYAL JUDGMENT.

A man and his wife named Lambrun had been many years in the service of the unfortunate Queen Mary Stuart, and were sincerely attached to her. The tragical death of that princess had such an effect on the husband that he did not long survive her, and the widow, Margaret Lambrun, resolved to revenge, upon Queen Elizabeth, the death of two persons so dear to her. She (S. 5, N. 2) therefore disguised herself in man’s clothes, bought (S. 58, N. 8) a brace of pistols, and went to (S. 72, N. 4) London. Soon after, when the queen appeared in public, Margaret endeavoured to make her way through the crowd in order to shoot her; but one of the pistols fell, and she was immediately apprehended.

The queen, being informed of the circumstance, ordered the man to be brought before her, and said to him: “Well, Sir, who are you? and why do you seek to kill me?”—“Madam,” replied Margaret, “I am a woman; I was a long time in the service of Queen Mary Stuart, whom you put to death unjustly; her execution caused the death of my dear husband, who was sincerely attached to her; and my affection for both of them has excited me to revenge.”—“And how do you think I ought to deal with you?” asked Elizabeth.—“Do you speak as a queen or as a judge?” returned Margaret.—“As a queen.”—“Then you ought to pardon me,” was the answer.—“And what security can you give me that you will not attempt my life again?”—“Madam, a pardon granted upon conditions ceases to be a favour.”—“Well then,” said the queen, “I pardon you, and trust to your gratitude for my safety.”—P. SADLER.

= his.

+an+, with the Dat. of the def. art. The words ‘upon — Elizabeth’ must be placed before the supine. Comp. App. § 1.

We lament the death of the two boys so dear to us, +wir beweinen den Tod der beiden uns so teuren Knaben+.

to disguise oneself in man’s clothes, +sich als Mann verkleiden+.

= a pair.

+sich begeben+, insep. comp. str. v. refl.

Here place the adverbs ‘soon after’.

+öffentlich.+

to make one’s way, +sich einen Weg bahnen+.

to shoot a person, +auf einen schießen+.