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The following words are of both genders
—
U or la fante, the
man-servant or the maid ; // or la fonte, the fountain ; il or la
fronte, the forehead.
One, except la canzone, the song ; la teiizone, the combat ;
la Bidone, Dido ;
la Gimione, Juno.
I, except la metropoli, the metropolis ; la analisi, the analysis ;
la sintassi, syntax ; la enfasi, emphasis ; la tesi, the thesis ; and
a few more words derived from the Greek.
EXERCISE XIII.
The tiger is ferocious and the hare is timid.—The prisons
(61) feroce (61) timido. (61)
of despotism (will not check) the progress of liberty.
—
(25) dispotismo non arresteranno progresso libertà
Hunger is a powerful incentive to crime.—Tears are the
(61) potente incentivo delitto, lacrimai.
mute language of grief.— Seneca wrote the panegyric of
muto linguaggio dolore. scrisse panegirico
poverty by the light of a gold chandelier.—The rose is the
povertà f. a lume (3) candelabro. rosa f.
queen of flowers and the emblem of beauty.—A (fanatical and
regina fiore emblema m. bellezza f.
i fanatico
ignorant) people become a terrible weapon in the hands of a
ignorante popolo diviene "^terribile ^(61) (61)
despot.—The current of the river.—Her forehead was bound
tiranno. (61) flume. (61) ind. 2 cinto
with a wreath of myrtle, which is the emblem of love.
di ghirlandai mirto che amore.
The sailor's song.^ Ignorance is the source of supermarinaro
{I) {Ql)
stition.—The ashes
{25) ignoranza I
of Napoleon were
(61) siiper-
removed from
stizione. (Gif) Napoleone ind. 3 trasportato
Saint Helena to Paris.—The colour, smell, and taste of a
Sant' Elena colore (35) odore sapore
pine-apple.
ananasso.