German composition Papyras Classics

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by Hermann Lange

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Preface to the Second Edition
  3. Directions for Using the Book
  4. Abbreviations and Signs Explained
  5. Section 1. A Good Maxim⁠
  6. Section 2. What Is Eternity?
  7. Section 3. The Action⁠ of⁠ Water
  8. Section 4. Of⁠ What Use Is It?
  9. Section 5. Wealth⁠
  10. Section 6. Mendelssohn in Birmingham
  11. Section 7. To Forgive Is⁠ to Forget
  12. Section 8. What Is Capital?
  13. Section 9. A Good Rule⁠
  14. Section 10. England Under the Rule⁠ of⁠ Queen Victoria
  15. Section 11. Concentration of Powers
  16. Section 12. Coolness⁠
  17. Section 13. Religious Toleration⁠
  18. Section 14. How Hugh Miller⁠ Became A ⁠ Geologist
  19. Section 15. Extremes Meet⁠
  20. Section 16. Poor Pay⁠
  21. Section 17. The World Is A Looking-Glass
  22. Section 18. Give⁠ the Honour to God Alone
  23. Section 19. How Did Cuvier⁠ Become A Naturalist?
  24. Section 20. On the Choice of Books⁠
  25. Section 21. An Apparently Insignificant Fact⁠ Often⁠ Leads to Great Results
  26. Section 22. Oats⁠
  27. Section 23. Spring-Blossoms⁠
  28. Section 24. The Winking⁠ Eyelid
  29. Section 25. A Good Example
  30. Section 26. Description of A Glacier
  31. Section 27. Without⁠ Pains No Gains
  32. Section 28. The Magna Charta⁠
  33. Section 29. Honesty
  34. Section 30. Formation of A Coral-Island. I
  35. Section 31. Formation of A Coral-Island. II
  36. Section 32. Reynard⁠ Caught
  37. Section 33. The⁠ Means of Conveyance in the Time of Charles II. I
  38. Section 34. The⁠ Means of Conveyance in the Time of Charles II. II
  39. Section 35. Sir⁠ William Herschel
  40. Section 36. The⁠ Air-Ocean. I
  41. Section 37. The Air-Ocean. II
  42. Section 38. Cheerful⁠ Church-Music
  43. Section 39. Our Industrial⁠ Independence Depends Upon Ourselves
  44. Section 40. England’s⁠ Trees
  45. Section 41. The Indian Chief⁠. I
  46. Section 42. The Indian Chief. II
  47. Section 43. The Indian Chief. III
  48. Section 44. The Indian Chief. IV
  49. Section 45. The Indian Chief. V
  50. Section 46. Rice
  51. Section 47. The White Ship. (A.D. 1120.) I
  52. Section 48. The White Ship. II
  53. Section 49. The White Ship. III
  54. Section 50. The White Ship. IV
  55. Section 51. The White Ship. V
  56. Section 52. The White Ship. Vi
  57. Section 53. The White Ship. VII
  58. Section 54. Barley (S. 3, N. 2)
  59. Section 55. The Soldier and His Flag (Fahne)
  60. Section 56. Our Cultivated⁠ Native⁠ Plants
  61. Section 57. The Bequest⁠. I
  62. Section 58. The Bequest. II
  63. Section 59. Wheat
  64. Section 60. Occupation of the Anglo-Saxons
  65. Section 61. Tender⁠, Trusty, and True. I
  66. Section 62. Tender, Trusty, and True. II
  67. Section 63. Tender, Trusty, and True. III
  68. Section 64. Tender, Trusty, and True. IV
  69. Section 65. Tender, Trusty, and True. V
  70. Section 66. Tender, Trusty, and True. Vi
  71. Section 67. Tender, Trusty, and True. VII
  72. Section 68. Tender, Trusty, and True. VIII
  73. Section 69. Despatch of Business⁠
  74. Section 70. On Perfumery⁠. I
  75. Section 71. On Perfumery. II
  76. Section 72. On Instinct⁠
  77. Section 73. Peter the Great and the Monk
  78. Section 74. The Beauty of the Eye. I
  79. Section 75. The Beauty of the Eye. II
  80. Section 76. A Funeral Dance⁠
  81. Section 77. Absolution Beforehand⁠
  82. Section 78. Stand Up⁠ for Whatever Is True, Manly, and Lovely⁠. I
  83. Section 79. Stand Up for Whatever Is True, Manly, and Lovely. II
  84. Section 80. Work⁠ Is A Great Comforter
  85. Section 81. Perseverance Finds Its Reward
  86. Section 82. The Necessity of⁠ Volcanoes
  87. Section 83. The Power of Beauty
  88. Section 84. The English Climate
  89. Section 85. The London Docks. I
  90. Section 86. The London Docks. II
  91. Section 87. Dr. Johnson on⁠ Debt
  92. Section 88. A Curious⁠ Instrument. I
  93. Section 89. A Curious Instrument. II
  94. Section 90. A Curious Instrument. III
  95. Section 91. A Curious Instrument. IV
  96. Section 92. A Curious Instrument. V
  97. Section 93. A Curious Instrument. Vi
  98. Section 94. A Curious Instrument. VII
  99. Section 95. Anglo⁠-Saxon Dress
  100. Section 96. The Glaciers at⁠ Sunset⁠. I
  101. Section 97. The Glaciers at Sunset. II
  102. Section 98. The Lost Child Found⁠. I
  103. Section 99. The Lost Child Found. II
  104. Section 100. Perspiration
  105. Section 101. The Drama of the French⁠ Revolution of 1848. I
  106. Section 102. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. II
  107. Section 103. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. III
  108. Section 104 . The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. IV
  109. Section 105. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. V
  110. Section 106. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. Vi
  111. Section 107. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. VII
  112. Section 108. Experience Is the Best Teacher⁠
  113. Section 109. On⁠ Self Culture
  114. Section 110. Goethe’s⁠ Death. I
  115. Section 111. Goethe’s Death. II
  116. Section 112. On Travelling (S. 3, N. 2)
  117. Section 113. The Management⁠ of the Body
  118. Section 114. The Sources⁠ of Water
  119. Section 115. The Art of Oratory
  120. Section 116. Early Privations⁠
  121. Section 117. The Blessedness⁠ of Friendship. I
  122. Section 118. The Blessedness of Friendship. II
  123. Section 119. Do Good in Your Own Sphere of Action⁠. I
  124. Section 120. Do Good in Your Own Sphere of Action. II
  125. Section 121. The State⁠ of Ireland. (Conclusion of a Speech delivered⁠ in the House of Commons in March 1868.) I
  126. Section 122. The State of Ireland. II
  127. Section 123. Dr. Guthrie on Ragged Schools⁠. I
  128. Section 124. Dr. Guthrie on Ragged Schools. II
  129. Section 125. Dr. Guthrie on Ragged Schools. III
  130. Section 126. Shylock⁠ Meditating Revenge
  131. Section 127. Character⁠ of Charlemagne. I
  132. Section 128. Character of Charlemagne. II
  133. Section 129. Goethe’s Daily Life at Weimar. I
  134. Section 130. Goethe’s Daily Life at Weimar. II
  135. Section 131. Goethe’s Daily Life at Weimar. III
  136. Section 132. The⁠ Progress in the Art of Printing
  137. Section 133. Robert Dick, the Baker, Geologist, and Botanist
  138. Section 134. The Gospel of Work. I
  139. Section 135. The Gospel of Work. II
  140. Section 136. Do Not Be Ashamed of Your Origin⁠. I
  141. Section 137. Do Not Be Ashamed of Your Origin. II
  142. Section 138. Not Near Enough Yet
  143. Section 139. A Great Loss
  144. Section 140. Hero Worship⁠. I
  145. Section 141. Hero Worship. II
  146. Section 142. James Watt and the Steam-Engine. I
  147. Section 143. James Watt and the Steam-Engine. II
  148. Section 144. James Watt and the Steam-Engine. III
  149. Section 145. Manufactures of England⁠
  150. Section 146. Mr. H. M. Stanley’s Appeal⁠ for Supplies. I
  151. Section 147. Mr. H. M. Stanley’s Appeal for Supplies. II
  152. Section 148. Answer to⁠ the Preceding Letter
  153. Section 149. Mr. Stanley’s Acknowledgment⁠ of the Preceding Letter and the Supplies. I
  154. Section 150. Mr. Stanley’s Letter (continued). II
  155. Section 151. Returned⁠ Kindness
  156. Section 152. New Year’s Eve⁠. I
  157. Section 153. New-Year’s Eve. II
  158. Section 154. New-Year’s Eve. III
  159. Section 155. Providence⁠ Vindicating the Innocent
  160. Section 156. Napoleon Bonaparte⁠. I
  161. Section 157. Napoleon Bonaparte. II
  162. Section 158. The Warlike Character of the Germans
  163. Section 159. The⁠ Way to Master the Temper
  164. Section 160. Opinions⁠ as to English Education. I
  165. Section 161. Opinions as to English Education. II
  166. Section 162. A Royal Judgment
  167. Section 163. Tacitus
  168. Section 164. Humility
  169. Section 165. Russian Political Prisoners in Banishment. I
  170. Section 166. Russian Political Prisoners in Banishment. II
  171. Section 167. Russian Political Prisoners in Banishment. III
  172. Section 168. Russian Political Prisoners in Banishment. IV
  173. Section 169. Tahiti⁠. I
  174. Section 170. Tahiti. II
  175. Section 171. Tahiti. III
  176. Section 172. Audubon⁠, the American Ornithologist, Relates How Nearly⁠ A Thousand of His Original Drawings Were Destroyed
  177. Section 173. The Battle of⁠ Kassassin. I
  178. Section 174. The Battle of Kassassin. II
  179. Section 175. The Battle of Kassassin. III
  180. Section 176. The Battle of Kassassin. IV
  181. Section 177. The Battle of Kassassin. V
  182. Section 178. How the Duke of Wellington Was Deceived
  183. Section 179. A Letter from Dr. Henry Danson to⁠ Mr. John Forster, on⁠ Charles Dickens’s⁠ School-Life. I
  184. Section 180. A Letter from Dr. Henry Danson to Mr. John Forster, on Charles Dickens’s School-Life. II
  185. Section 181. A Letter from Dr. Henry Danson to Mr. John Forster, on Charles Dickens’s School-Life. III
  186. Section 182. Sir Joseph Paxton⁠
  187. Section 183. Rebecca Describes the Siege of Torquilstone (App. § 5) to the Wounded Ivanhoe⁠. I
  188. Section 184. Rebecca Describes the Siege of Torquilstone to the Wounded Ivanhoe. II
  189. Section 185. Rebecca Describes the Siege of Torquilstone to the Wounded Ivanhoe. III
  190. Section 186. Rebecca Describes the Siege of Torquilstone to the Wounded Ivanhoe. IV
  191. Section 187. The Favourite Hares⁠. I
  192. Section 188. The Favourite Hares. II
  193. Section 189. The Favourite Hares. III
  194. Section 190. The Favourite Hares. IV
  195. Section 191. Prince Bismarck’s Home⁠
  196. Section 192. Royal Benevolence
  197. Section 193. Telegraphy (S. 3, N. 2) Among Birds
  198. Section 194. The Hanse⁠. I
  199. Section 195. The Hanse. II
  200. Section 196. The Hanse. III
  201. Section 197. Coming to Terms⁠
  202. Section 198. False Pride
  203. Section 199. Anecdotes of⁠ Great Statesmen
  204. Section 200. The Power of Music
  205. Section 201. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes⁠. I
  206. Section 202. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. II
  207. Section 203. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. III
  208. Section 204. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. IV
  209. Section 205. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. V
  210. Section 206. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. Vi
  211. Section 207. The King and the Miller. I
  212. Section 208. The King and the Miller. II
  213. Section 209. A Friend in Need (S. 3, N. 2). I
  214. Section 210. A Friend in Need. II
  215. Section 211. My First Guinea
  216. Section 212. The Green Vaults in Dresden
  217. Section 213. The Death of Little Nell
  218. Section 214. The Childhood of Robert Clive⁠
  219. Section 215. An Adventure with A Lion. I
  220. Section 216. An Adventure with A Lion. II
  221. Section 217. The Burning of Moscow. (Comp. S. 156, N. 1.) I
  222. Section 218. The Burning of Moscow. II
  223. Section 219. The Burning of Moscow. III
  224. Section 220. The Burning of Moscow. IV
  225. Section 221. Christmas in Germany. I
  226. Section 222. Christmas in Germany. II
  227. Section 223. Christmas in Germany. III
  228. Section 224. New-Year’s Eve (S. 152, N. 1) in Germany
  229. Section 225. The Two Robbers. I
  230. Section 226. The Two Robbers. II
  231. Section 227. A Touching Scene at Sea. I
  232. Section 228. A Touching Scene at Sea. II
  233. Section 229. An Oration on the Power of Habit. I
  234. Section 230. An Oration on the Power of Habit. II
  235. Section 231. An Oration on the Power of Habit. III
  236. Section 232. An Oration on the Power of Habit. IV
  237. Section 233. A Curious Story⁠. I
  238. Section 234. A Curious Story. II
  239. Section 235. A Curious Story. III
  240. Section 236. A Curious Story. IV
  241. Section 237. A Curious Story. V
  242. Section 238. A Curious Story. Vi
  243. Section 239. A Curious Story. VII
  244. Section 240. A Curious Story. VIII
  245. Section 241. A Curious Story. IX
  246. Section 242. A Curious Story. X
  247. Section 243. How the Bank of England Was Humbled. I
  248. Section 244. How the Bank of England Was Humbled. II
  249. Section 245. Morgan Prussia⁠. I
  250. Section 246. Morgan Prussia. II
  251. Section 247. The Terrible Winter of 1784
  252. Section 248. A Story Worth Reading. I
  253. Section 249. A Story Worth Reading. II
  254. Section 250. A Story Worth Reading. III
  255. Appendix
  256. Synopsis of the Changes Which the German Spelling Has Undergone Through the Government Regulations of 1880
  257. Index to the Grammatical Rules and Idiomatic Renderings
  258. Clarendon Press Series
  259. Clarendon Press Books

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