Graduated exercises for translation into German

Friedrich Otto Froembling

Trübner & Company, 1866

Contents

• 1: 1
• Phæton: 10
• On Wilhelm Meister: 17
• The battle of Cressy WHITE: 46
• Of the introduction improve ment and fall of the arts of Rome SPENCE: 50
• The Gorilla All the year round: 51
• James Harrod of Harrods: 54
• burg Forest and prairie life: 57
• Pelham at Eton and Cambridge BULWER: 59
• The ant DARWIN: 62
• Liberty and slavery STERNE: 64
• Jamaica TROLLOPE: 66
• Envy JOHNSON: 68
• Lassoing the buffalo MCANN: 70
• Character of William of Orange BURNET: 72
• Turning the grindstone FRANKLIN: 75
• Dante and Milton MACAULAY: 76
• Advantages of discussion MILL: 77
• On Wages WHATELY: 78
• The character of Cato MIDDLETON: 82
• Origin of the white the red and the black men W IRVING: 83
• With brains Sir BROWN: 85
• Adventure of Jones with a Highwayman FIELDING: 86
• Lord Chatham on a proposal to employ Indians in the war CHATHAM: 89
• TARSURTON: 91
• A state dificulty DE QUINCEY: 94
• The death of Queen Elizabeth HUME: 95
• א AIDEN: 97
• Industry and application BLAIR: 99
• Yoricks death STERNE: 100
• The Character of Alexander Pope CHESTERFIELD: 102
• K PiSKABLI: 103
• Boyish scenes and recollections COBBETT: 106
• View of Mexico from the summit of Ahuaico PRESCOTT: 108
• Go thou and do likewise JEREMY TAYLOR: 109
• The committal of the seven bishops to the Tower MACAULAY: 110
• Fortune not to be trusted BOLINGBROKE: 112
• The works of creation ADDISON: 113
• Mugemison: 115
• The great earthquake of Lisbon: 116
• LYELL: 118
• The Browns: 119
• Life of Gustavus Adolphus King: 125
• Discovery of a colossal sculpture: 131
• Miltons personal appearance: 137
• Counsel to young ladies: 142
• The story of a disabled soldier: 148
• A Lady cured of political: 154
• Great ideas: 157
• Phæton: 179
• Learning by heart: 186
• LUSHINGTON: 188
• W SCOTT: 194
• The earthquake in London in 1750: 200
• On human grandeur: 207
• Personal traits of George II: 214
• General Wolfe to his army: 220
• Influence of patriotism on national: 221
• On the value of works of fiction: 226
• The disasters which befell Jones: 228
• The comparison of watches: 233
• Character of Falstaff HAZLITT: 247
• The young philosopher AIKIN: 250
• Machiavelli and Montesquieu MACAULAY: 252
• On tedious storytellers STEELE: 254
• Results of civilization ADAM SMITH: 257
• Refinement favourable to hap piness and virtue HUME: 259
• Necessity of precision in using language HOBBES: 262
• Arminius CREASY: 264
• Adaptation of the covering of birds to their condition PALEY: 265
• Woman in the Homeric age GLADSTONE: 269
• Battle of Dunbar CLARENDON: 271
• Labour and recreation Friends in Council: 273
• Education of Martin Scriblerus POPE: 274
• Of suspicion BACON: 276
• Addison THACKERAY: 277
• The French revolutionary as sassins ALISON: 280
• The quack philosopher dis: 281
• The quack philosopher dis comfited DE QUINCEY: 284
• Behind time FREEMAN HUNT: 285
• Pioneers of science and literature LOCKE: 286
• Country hospitality SWIFT: 287
• The Rivals SHERIDAN: 289
• Poor relations LAMB: 292
• General view of the advantages and evils of the feudal system HALLAM: 294
• Praise and blame RUSKIN: 297
• Sir Roger de Coverley at church ADDISON: 299
• Visit to a model prison CARLYLE: 300
• An Irish postilion MARIA EDGEWORTH: 304
• Prejudices LOCKE: 306
• Right of resistance to govern ment MACKINTOSH: 308
• The state of man before the fall SOUTH: 312
• Fathers and elder sons among the great THACKERAY: 314
• Considerations of the vanity and JEREMY TAYLOR: 318
• COMBE: 13
• HALLAM: 22
• W IRVING: 23
• Accordance between the songs: 28
• The resignation of the Emperor: 29
• Letter to: 37
• Impeachment of Warren Hastings: 41
• Uncle Toby and his miniature: 43

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Graduated exercises for translation into German
• Author: Friedrich Otto Froembling
• Editor: Friedrich Otto Froembling
• Publisher: Trübner & Company, 1866
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Aug 10, 2006