The Life And Letters of James Gates Percival
The Life And Letters of James Gates Percival
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Line 1478, dar ich vor kurzer stunt ; that I a short time (a little while) ago. These, if J mistake not, are the only instances in which the 320 JAMES GATES PERCIVAL. [CHAP. XVI.
word is used in the poem, and it seems to me they con firm the Grimms rendering, which I followed. In read ing this poem I have had to guess my way, as I had no old German glossary. The Grimms version is not very literal, and it seems to me in many instances not to con vey the peculiar beauty of the original. I have ju...dged for myself from my knowledge of German and other Teutonic dialects.
The double negative en neat, rather, triple gien en niet, is once used in the old Dutch ballad. St. 7, habber geen kompen ofte schoen, en in zaven jaar met gedra- gun ; I have no stockings or shoes not in seven years not worn, i. E. / have not worn stockings or shoes for seven years. The Grimms, in their version, have a double nega tive, kain and nichts, / have not worn no stockings and no shoes ; exactly like our vulgar usage, there did n t nobody do it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Line 1478, dar ich vor kurzer stunt ; that I a short time (a little while) ago. These, if J mistake not, are the only instances in which the 320 JAMES GATES PERCIVAL. [CHAP. XVI.
word is used in the poem, and it seems to me they con firm the Grimms rendering, which I followed. In read ing this poem I have had to guess my way, as I had no old German glossary. The Grimms version is not very literal, and it seems to me in many instances not to con vey the peculiar beauty of the original. I have ju...dged for myself from my knowledge of German and other Teutonic dialects.
The double negative en neat, rather, triple gien en niet, is once used in the old Dutch ballad. St. 7, habber geen kompen ofte schoen, en in zaven jaar met gedra- gun ; I have no stockings or shoes not in seven years not worn, i. E. / have not worn stockings or shoes for seven years. The Grimms, in their version, have a double nega tive, kain and nichts, / have not worn no stockings and no shoes ; exactly like our vulgar usage, there did n t nobody do it.
What to read after The Life And Letters of James Gates Percival?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J H Ward to read onlineMoreLess
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