Part 98

+Zustand+, m.

to deliver a speech, +eine Rede halten+. Construe according to S. 7, N. 3, A; the House of Commons, +das Haus der Gemeinen+.

to get rid of passion, +sich der Leidenschaftlichkeit enthalten+.

in discussion = when we discuss (+besprechen+).

+welche leider mehr als jede andere dazu angethan ist, die Leidenschaften zu erregen.+

are = have; of one = the same. Commence the passage with ‘I believe’.

there — time, +es wird einst ... eine Zeit kommen+.

to be astonished at a thing, +sich über etwas wundern+. Comp. S. 87, N. 6.

Use the pl. with this and the three following nouns.

= members of the English Church.

+Nonkonformisten.+

to have animosity, +Feindschaft hegen+.

Say ‘I believe in (+an+, with Acc.) the following sublime utterance (+Äußerung+, f.)’.

met with = read.

The passage ‘that — religion’ will be much improved by substituting the adverb ‘+nämlich+:’ (viz.) for the conjunction ‘that’.

+die Bescheidenen.+

After ‘death’ insert the pron. ‘+ihnen+’, which will make the reading much clearer; auxiliary ‘has’ may be omitted according to App. § 22.

+sich einander erkennen.+

Use the pl. of +Gewand+, n.

make them strangers, +sie hienieden unter einander entfremden+.

Section 122.

THE STATE OF IRELAND.

II.

Let us act in this spirit, and our work is easy. The noble lord (S. 5, N. 2), towards the conclusion of his speech, spoke of the cloud which is at present hanging over Ireland. It is a dark and heavy cloud, and its darkness expands over the feelings of men in all parts of the British Empire. But there is a consolation that we may all take to ourselves. An inspired king, bard, and prophet has left us words which are not only the expression of a fact, but we may take them as the utterance of a prophecy. He says: “To the upright there arises light in the darkness.”

Let us try in this matter to be upright. Let us try to be just, and that cloud will be dispelled; the dangers which we see will vanish; and we may have the happiness of leaving (S. 1, N. 3) to our children the heritage of an honourable citizenship in a united and prosperous empire.—THE RIGHT HON. JOHN BRIGHT.

is easy = will be easy for us (Dat. of persn. pron.).

+an+, contr. with the dat. of the def. art.

+schweben.+