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12 ON THE DEFINITE ARTICLE.
EXERCISE IV.
The ship of the desert is the Oriental metaphor
{IS) vascello m. deserto m. {2S) '^Orientale hnetafora f.
for the cameh—The pen is in the ink-bottle.—The pencil
cammello m. penna f. calamaio m. lapis m.
is on the table.—The eyes are the mirror of the soul.—The
tavola f. (20) ocelli m. anima f. (20)
horror of vice and the love of virtue are the delight
orrore m. oxLvizioxn. amorem. art. virtù f. deliziai.
of the wise.—The industrious are praised, but the idle are
savio m. [20) industriosi m. lodati ma pigri m. -p.
blamed.—The ant and the bee are the emblems of
biasimati. formica f. ape f. emdlema m. s. art.
industry.—The ancients (thought they could propitiate) the
industria. antichi va. credevano rendersi propizi (22)
gods (by offering them) sacrifices.—The sun, the moon, and the
offrendo loro sacrifizi. sole m. luna f.
stars.—Where is the sugar ?—It is in the sugar-basin.—The
stelle f (21) zucchero m. zuccheriera f.
passions are the maladies of the soul.—The letters of the
passioni f. malattie f. lettere f.
alphabet were invented by the Phoenicians.—The culture of
alfabeto m. ind. 3. inventate Fenici m. coltura f.
the mind elevates man.—The mind influences (on) the
(19) spirito m. eleva art. uomo m. influisce
body, and the body acts on the mind.
corpo m. agisce
Sarei,
saresti,
sarebbe,
saremmo,
sareste,
sarebbero.
CONDITIONAL.