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212 Lektion 47. Repetition.
1. The Lord Mayor, in the stronghold of the mighty
Mansion House, gave orders to his fifty cooks and butlers to
keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor’s household should. 2. Soon
ripe is soon rotten. 3. The chestnuts have rotted in my
drawer. 4. He sometimes came out with his guess quite
loud and very often guessed right too. 5. 0! thou who wast
so great before, where is thy greatness now? 6. They were
his relations. 7. It was his numerous relations who first
forsook him. 8. Was it they who were frightened bv the
thunder? — Yes, it was. 9. Here come a man and woman.
10. I or thou art to blame. 11. His greatest joy wras the
progress of his grandchildren. 12. Pride often guides the
author’s pen. 13. You won’t do for a school. 14. He didn’t
care two pence for it, 15. Mr. Peacock offered me a cigar.
16. I dare not say how disagreeable such tidings are to me.
17. I was chidden for being so låte. 18. He sat down upon
a form and wept. 19. All parts of knowledge have their
origin in metaphysics, and finally, perhaps, revolve into it.
20. These are beautiful ornaments. 21. He is young, and so
am I. 22. There are few countries where it rains so much
as in Ireland; but it snows very seldom in Ireland, and when
it freezes there, it is so slight, that it usually thaws an hour
after sunrise. 23. It is now 6 weeks since I told you to
come as yesterday; why did you not do so? — I did so,
but found no one at home. 24. »The king is a father to
his people», said I. — »He is so», replied he. 25. The
Chinese are an industrious people, and so are the Japanese.
26. 1 saw the sailor, he who had been to China. 27. In
the country of Siam, a kingdom of Asia, he who tells a lie
is punished, according to law, by having his mouth sewed up.
28. The grain which the husbandman trusts to the bosom of
the earth shall, haply, yield its sevenfold reward. 29. Thanks,
gentle citizens and friends, quoth 1; this general applause,
and cheerful shout, argues your wisdom, and your love to
Kichard. 30. Take this grease and grease the wheels of my
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carriage. 31. These sheep cost me but 10 shillings, the wool
alone will sell for double the money. 32. Do not ring that
bell, or you will bring the nurse from up-stairs; the
downstair bell is on the other side of the fire-place. 33. Owing
to her exceeding swiftness the hare soon outran the tortoise.
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