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English → De SIR, Level 8/10

An officer of said regiment came to my shop, and, in the presence of my wife and journeyman, threatened to cut off my ears--

Ein Offizier des besagten Regiments kam in meinen Laden und drohte mir in Anwesenheit meiner Frau und meines Gesellen, mir die Ohren abzuschneiden --

As I exhibited marks of bodily fear more ways than one, to the conviction of the byestanders, I bound him over; my action lay, and I recovered.

Da ich auf mehr als eine Weise Zeichen körperlicher Furcht zeigte, zur Überzeugung der Umstehenden, ließ ich ihn vor Gericht laden; meine Klage war zulässig, und ich bekam Recht.

As for flagellation, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to hope, on that head--

Was die Auspeitschung betrifft, haben Sie in dieser Hinsicht nichts zu befürchten und nichts zu erhoffen --

There has been but one printer flogged at the cart's tail these thirty years; that was Charles Watson; and he assured me it was no more than a flea-bite.

In den letzten dreißig Jahren wurde nur ein einziger Drucker am Karrenende ausgepeitscht; das war Charles Watson; und er versicherte mir, es sei nicht mehr als ein Flohstich gewesen.

C-- S-- has been threatened several times by the House of L--; but it came to nothing.

C-- S-- wurde vom Haus L-- mehrmals bedroht; aber es kam zu nichts.

If an information should be moved for, and granted against you, as the editor of those Letters, I hope you will have honesty and wit enough to appear and take your trial--

Sollte eine Anklage gegen Sie als Herausgeber jener Briefe beantragt und bewilligt werden, so hoffe ich, dass Sie die Ehrlichkeit und den Verstand haben werden, zu erscheinen und sich Ihrem Prozess zu stellen --

If you should be sentenced to the pillory, your fortune is made--As times go, that's a sure step to honour and preferment.

Sollten Sie zum Pranger verurteilt werden, ist Ihr Glück gemacht -- So wie die Zeiten stehen, ist das ein sicherer Schritt zu Ehre und Beförderung.

I shall think myself happy if I can lend you a lift; and am, very sincerely,

Ich werde mich glücklich schätzen, wenn ich Ihnen behilflich sein kann; und verbleibe, sehr aufrichtig,

Yours,

Ihr ergebener,

HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, Aug. 10th.

HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, 10. August.

Please my kind service to your neighbour, my cousin Madoc--I have sent an Almanack and Court-kalendar, directed for him at Mr Sutton's, bookseller, in Gloucester, carriage paid, which he will please to accept as a small token of my regard.

Bitte richten Sie meinem freundlichen Gruß an Ihren Nachbarn, meinen Vetter Madoc, aus -- Ich habe einen Almanach und einen Hofkalender geschickt, an ihn adressiert bei Herrn Sutton, Buchhändler, in Gloucester, portofrei, den er bitte als kleines Zeichen meiner Zuneigung annehmen möge.

Vocabulary

Offizier
A military officer of rank
besagten
Aforementioned or previously mentioned thing or person
Regiments
Military regiment, a unit of soldiers
Laden
A shop or store selling goods
drohte
Past tense of 'drohen'; threatened someone
Anwesenheit
The presence of someone at a location
Gesellen
A journeyman worker or skilled tradesman
Ohren
Plural of 'Ohr'; the ears on a head
abzuschneiden
To cut off something from a body or object
Weise
A manner or way of doing something
Zeichen
A sign or signal indicating something
körperlicher
Adjective meaning physical or bodily in nature
Furcht
Fear or fright felt by a person
Überzeugung
A conviction or firm belief about something
Umstehenden
Bystanders or people standing around watching
ließ
Past tense of 'lassen'; let, had, or caused something
Gericht
A court of law or legal tribunal
laden
To summon someone or to load something
Klage
A legal complaint or lawsuit filed officially
zulässig
Admissible or permissible under rules or law
Recht
Right, law, or justice in a legal sense
Auspeitschung
The act of flogging or whipping as punishment
betrifft
Third-person singular of 'betreffen'; concerns or regards
Hinsicht
Regard or respect referring to a specific aspect
befürchten
To fear or dread a possible negative outcome
erhoffen
To hope for or expect something desired
einziger
Adjective meaning 'single' or 'only one'
Drucker
A printer, person who prints texts or books
Karrenende
The back end of a cart, used for public punishment
ausgepeitscht
Past participle of 'auspeitschen'; flogged or whipped publicly
versicherte
Past tense of 'versichern'; assured or affirmed something
Flohstich
A flea bite; a trivial or minor sting
mehrmals
Adverb meaning 'several times' or 'repeatedly'
bedroht
Past participle of 'bedrohen'; threatened or menaced someone
Anklage
A formal criminal charge or indictment in court
Herausgeber
An editor or publisher of a text or newspaper
jener
Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' or 'those'
Briefe
Plural of 'Brief'; letters written and sent
beantragt
Past participle of 'beantragen'; applied for or requested
bewilligt
Past participle of 'bewilligen'; approved or granted officially
Ehrlichkeit
The quality of honesty or integrity in conduct
Verstand
Intelligence, reason, or common sense of a person
erscheinen
To appear or show up at a place or event
Prozess
A legal trial or judicial proceeding in court
Pranger
A pillory; public punishment device for shaming offenders
verurteilt
Past participle of 'verurteilen'; condemned or sentenced legally
Glück
Luck, fortune, or happiness experienced by someone
Zeiten
Plural of 'Zeit'; times or periods of history
sicherer
Comparative of 'sicher'; safer or more certain
Schritt
A step or stride taken in a direction
Ehre
Honor or dignity accorded to a person socially
Beförderung
A promotion in rank or professional advancement
glücklich
Adjective meaning happy, fortunate, or glad
schätzen
To value, appreciate, or estimate something or someone
behilflich
Adjective meaning helpful or of assistance to someone
verbleibe
First-person subjunctive of 'verbleiben'; remain, closing a letter
aufrichtig
Adjective meaning sincere, honest, or upright in character
ergebener
Devoted or obedient; used in formal letter closings
richten
To direct, pass on, or address something to someone
freundlichen
Adjective meaning friendly or kind in manner
Gruß
A greeting or regards sent to someone
Nachbarn
Dative or accusative plural of 'Nachbar'; neighbors
Vetter
A male cousin or close male relative
Almanach
An almanac; a yearly calendar with useful information
Hofkalender
A court calendar listing official court dates and events
geschickt
Past participle of 'schicken'; sent to someone
adressiert
Past participle of 'adressieren'; addressed to a recipient
Buchhändler
A bookseller who sells books in a shop
portofrei
Adjective meaning postage-free or sent without postal charge
Zuneigung
Affection or fondness felt toward another person
annehmen
To accept or receive something offered to you
möge
Subjunctive of 'mögen'; may or might, expressing a wish
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