English dialogues upon the most common subjects of life, with an English-German vocabulary, for schools and private use

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ... a bowls, or billiard, nine-pins etc. As far as I see, your time is so well employed, that you cannot be tired with the country. You think Sq, and yet 'tis quite otherwise. I begin already to regret the town, so true it is, that men grow weary of every thing. XLI. A walk into the country. Good morning, Margaretha. I wish you good morning, Mifs. Is my cousin not yet arrived? No, she is probably still sleeping. However I had adviced her to get herself waked very early. It is not late, it is only five o'clock. Yet we have no time to lose, if we intend to enjoy this fine morning. How beautiful the sun rises! What a serene sky J It will be hot'to-day, Therefore we ought to be already departed. How many are you? Ten I believe. y But I don't yet see a single person of the whole company. We have agreed to meet us at my brother-inlaw's. I only wait for my cousin to go there. That's her, I believe. Yes, it is her. How she runs! "Well, dear cousin, how have you slept? I have slept little. I had nothing but our walk in my head. Yet you let us wait for you a long time.' I dressed myself by my sister on the second floor in order not to wake my mother, and my maid tarried so long, when I ordered her to fetch me something, that I could not finish sooner. XLII. A conversation between the Master and his servant upon houshold-stuff. John, reaeh me a chair to the table and fetch the breakfast. Shall I put the screen ) to the stoves and bring the breakfast upon the sideboard-table 2)..No, spread only a carpet upon the table and if / you have no carpet at hand, a table-cloth or napkin will do the same. I am to tell you, sir, a disagreeable news, the servant-maid broke yesterday evening the great looking-gtefs into pieces and the beantiful picture was also hurt by it. How ca...