Part 3

=It need scarcely be added that the quantity of work pointed out here may be diminished or increased according to circumstances, and that the longer sections towards the end of the book will in most cases require the former course.=

The frequent attentive study of German literature will be a powerful auxiliary to this book in imparting the Art of Translating English Prose into German.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGNS EXPLAINED.

Acc. Accusative. adj. adjective. adv. adverb. App. Appendix art. article. Comp. compare. comp. compound. conj. conjunction constr. construction. contr. contracted. Dat. (or dat.) Dative. def. definite. +d. h.+ (+das heißt+), that is. demonstr. demonstrative. e.g. (exempli gratia) for example. etc. (et cetera), and so forth. Expl. Example. fem., or (f.) feminine. +geb.+ (+geboren+), born. Gen. Genitive. i.e. (id est), that is. Impf. Imperfect. impers. impersonal. indef. indefinite. Inf. Infinitive. insep. inseparable. intr., or intrans. intransitive. Liter. Literally. m., or (m.) masculine. N. Note n. noun. neut., or (n.) neuter. Nom. Nominative. p. p. Past Participle. p. ps. Past Participles. pers. person. persnl. personal. posses. possessive. prep. preposition. Pres. Present. pres. p. Present Participle. pron. pronoun. refl. reflective. reg. regular. relat. relative. S. Section. Sing. Singular. str. strong. Subj. Subjunctive. tr., or trans. transitive. +u. a.+ (+und andere+), and others. +u. s. w.+ (+und so weiter+), and so forth. v. verb. viz. (videlicet), namely, to wit. w. weak. § paragraph. † (+gestorben+), died. = is equivalent to.

CONTENTS.

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Preface v

Directions for Using the Book ix

Abbreviations and Signs Explained xi

SECT.

1. A Good Maxim.—Sir Thomas Buxton 1

2. What is Eternity?—Rev. R. K. Arvine 1

3. The Action of Water.—Dr. Lankester 2

4. Of what Use is it?—S. Smiles 2

5. Wealth.—Rev C. Cotton 3

6. Mendelssohn in Birmingham.—Athenæum 3

7. To Forgive is to Forget.—Rev. H. W. Beecher 3

8. What is Capital?—Rev. Dr. Macduff 4

9. A Good Rule.—S. Smiles 4

10. England under the Rule of Queen Victoria.—W. M. Thackeray 5

11. Concentration of Powers.—T. Carlyle 5

12. Coolness.—W. C. Hazlitt 6

13. Religious Toleration.—Rev R. K. Arvine 6

14. How Hugh Miller became a Geologist.—S. Smiles 7

15. Extremes Meet.—Rev. R. K. Arvine 7

16. Poor Pay.—Rev. R. K. Arvine 8

17. The World is a Looking-glass.—W. M. Thackeray 8

18. Give the honour to God alone.—Rev. R. K. Arvine 9