Conversation in German on a Grammatical Basis

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H. Holt, 1889 - German language - 126 pages
 

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Page 15 - AFRICANUS, though a great general, loaded with honours and triumphs, preferred retirement to them all : being used to say, That he was never less alone than when he was alone : implying, that the most busy men in the world are the most destitute of themselves ; and that external solitariness gives the best company within. After he had taken Carthage, his soldiers brought him a most beautiful prisoner ; he answered...
Page 76 - V(i« strength. The enemy's cavalry tried to turn our right flank, while the infantry advanced against us along the whole line. As soon as the first shots were heard, Major Folzer fell mortally wounded from his horse. Ulysses could, for a long time, not reach his home, however much he longed for it As soon as it pleases you, we shall set out for the lakes. We shall stay at the seashore as long as the weather permits. Demosthenes took poison in order not to fall alive into the hands of his enemies....
Page 75 - ... Ehine. The doorkeeper wants to know whether he can close the house. Beethoven continued to compose until his death, although he had become deaf. Since my mother has been in the mountains, she has been f eeling much better. While the Trojans were sleeping in security, the Greeks entered their city. Wild geese are hard to shoot because they fly very high and very fast An eclipse of the moon takes place when the earth comes between the sun and the moon. There was no water in the place at the time...

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