_These Prepositions di diétro, vicíno, intórno, dirimpétto, infíno,
will have a Dative after them._
Sir, if I knew where you live,
signóre [1]se sapére dove stare di casa
I would take the liberty to go and pay you a visit.
pigliáre libertà [2]veníre fare vísita.
Sir, you would give yourself too much trouble; however, if you do me
dare troppo incómodo però se fare
that favour, you shall be very welcome; I live near the Temple,
favóre éssere il benvenúto stare vicíno Témpio
opposite Chancery-lane.
dirimpétto
I believe my best way to go to your house
crédere che la miglior strada che possa fare per veníre da voi
is to pass by London-bridge. You are in the right, sir, since
sia di passáre Londra ponte avére ragióne giacchè
you live behind the Tower.
stare di diétro Torre.
A poor labourer that works from morning till night (when he is
póvero lavoránte travaglíare mattína infíno sera quando éssere
well paid for his labour) lives more content and satisfied, than those
bene pagáto lavóro vívere conténto sodisfátto
who have great riches.
avére gran richézza.
He who shall be constant even to death, shall have the crown of glory.
éssere costánte infíno morte avére coróna glória.
[1] See _Gram._ p. 202, on _se_ before a preterimperfect.
[2] Ibid. p. 203, when we use _veníre_ instead of _andare_.
On CONJUNCTIONS which require the SUBJUNCTIVE after them. [See GRAM. p.
204.]
_The following Conjunctions prima che, acciocchè, finchè, per paura
che, sin che, benchè, purchè, a meno che, Iddío voglia che, require the
Subjunctive after them._
You will speak Italian well, provided you take pains; I tell you so,
parláre Italiáno bene purchè darsi pena dire
that you may take courage, and learn well.
acciochè pigliáre corággio imparáre bene.
I remember I told you several times that you will never write Italian
ricordársi dire parécchie volte mai scrívere Italiáno
correctly, unless you study the rules.
correttaménte a meno che studiáre regola.
I will take so much pains, that I hope I shall write it well before
darsi pena sperare scrívere prima
next summer.
próssimo state.
You will soon perceive the effects of it, provided you follow my
présto accorgérsi effétto purchè seguíre
directions, though you think the Italian tongue is very difficult.
suggerimento benchè sembrare Italiáno lingua éssere diffícile.
Please God it may be as you say; for it would be a great
piáccia Iddío éssere come dire perchè éssere grande
satisfaction to me.
soddisfazióne
I esteem a man very unhappy that has not the fear of God, though he
stimáre uno molto infelíce avére timóre Iddío benchè
should possess all the treasures in the world, even though he should
possédere tutto tesóro mondo benchè
have all the other fine qualities that can make a man perfect.
avére altro bello qualità potére réndere úno perfetto.
I always praised you very much before you became so idle; and I told you
sempre lodáre molto prima che diveníre pigro dire
several times that you would lose the good opinion every one had of you,
più volte pérdere buóno opinióne tutto avére
unless you should be as diligent and careful as you were before.
a meno che éssere diligénte premuróso éssere prima.
When I corrected you for your faults, it was not because I did not love
quando corréggere colpa éssere perchè amáre
you; on the contrary, it was to the end that you should employ your
al contrário éssere acciocchè impiegáre
time well, and that you should be more diligent than you are now.
témpo éssere più diligénte adesso.
Though you began to learn Italian before me, I hope I shall speak it
benchè principiáre imparáre Italiáno prima di me speráre parláre
soon as well as you.
presto bene quanto voi.
I do not believe so, unless you have learned all the rules of the
crédere a meno che avére tutto régola
grammar.
grammática.
Though I did not learn them, yet I will take so much pains, that what
benchè imparáre pure pigliáre tanto pena
I told you will prove true.
dire éssere vero.
It will be some time before you have read them.
vi vorrà del tempo prima che léggere.
Would to God I had known you sooner, I should speak Italian well now:
volésse Iddío conóscere parláre Italiáno bene ora
and although I had learned when I was young, yet I knew but very little
benchè imparáre éssere gióvine sapére pochíssimo
of it, when I began with you.
quando principiáre.
Perhaps it was not your master’s fault; for before I composed my
forse éssere maéstro colpa prima che compórre
grammar, I found but few that would learn grammatically.
grammática trováre poco imparáre grammaticalménte.
It is true I had a very good master, and if I had believed him, I should
vero avére buóno maéstro se avére crédere
have learned by rules, but I found them too tedious; and would to
avére imparáto per principj ma trováre troppo nojóso volésse
Heaven I had followed his advice, for I have a great desire
Cielo avére seguito consíglio perchè avére gran voglia
to speak Italian.
parláre Italiáno.
_Some Verbs signifying will, desire, leave, or fear, will have the
Conjunction che after them, and the following Verb in the Subjunctive._
I will leave you to do that.
lasciáre fare.
I wish you may be as honest as your father.
desideráre éssere onésto padre.
I ordered dinner to be ready immediately.
ordináre pranzo éssere pronto subito.
That must be done quickly.
bisógna fare presto.
God permitted it should happen.
Iddío perméttere succédere.
I am afraid you were mistaken.
avére paura ingannársi.
_We express the two Anglicisms this day se’nnight, this day fortnight,
by d’oggi a otto, d’oggi a quindici._
I believe I shall go into the country this day se’nnight, but I hope
crédere andáre campágna d’oggi a otto speráre
I shall come back this day fortnight.
ritornáre d’oggi a quíndici.
I am sure that when once you are there, you will not return
éssere sicúro quando una volta éssere tornáre
so soon to town.
così présto città.
I give you my word that this day fortnight I will come to see you.
dare paróla d’oggi a quíndici veníre vedére.
When will your brother go to Germany?
quando fratéllo andáre Germánia?
He expects to go this day se’nnight, if it is fine weather.
contare andáre d’oggi a otto se fare bel tempo.
_The word people, when taken generally for the people of a whole
country, is expressed in Italian by the word gente._
The French had the name of being the most civil people in the world.
Francése avére riputazióne éssere civíle gente mondo.
I should not like to live among the Spaniards, for they are very jealous
amáre vívere fra Spagnuólo perchè éssere gelóso
people; but I should never be tired of living among the English, for I
gente ma éssere mai stanco vívere fra Inglése perchè
believe they are the most civil, the most courteous, and the most
crédere éssere civíle cortése
obliging people in the world.
obbligánte gente mondo.
_When the word people signifies subjects, it is expressed in Italian by
the word pópolo._
A good prince should prefer the happiness of his people to his own.
buóno príncipe preferíre felicità pópolo
Happy are the people who have a good prince to govern them.
felíce pópolo avére buón governáre.