The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1
I have received your esteemed favour of the 13th ultimo, whereby it appeareth, that you have perused those same Letters, the which were delivered unto you by my friend, the reverend Mr Hugo Behn;
He recibido su estimada carta del 13 del mes pasado, por la cual parece que usted ha leído esas mismas Cartas, las cuales le fueron entregadas por mi amigo, el reverendo Sr. Hugo Behn;
and I am pleased to find you think they may be printed with a good prospect of success;
y me complace saber que usted considera que pueden imprimirse con buenas perspectivas de éxito;
in as much as the objections you mention, I humbly conceive, are such as may be redargued, if not entirely removed--
en la medida en que las objeciones que usted menciona, según humildemente concibo, son de tal naturaleza que pueden ser refutadas, si no eliminadas por completo--
And, first, in the first place, as touching what prosecutions may arise from printing the private correspondence of persons still living, give me leave, with all due submission, to observe, that the Letters in question were not written and sent under the seal of secrecy;
Y, en primer lugar, en cuanto a los procesos judiciales que pudieran derivarse de la impresión de la correspondencia privada de personas aún vivas, permítame, con toda la debida humildad, observar que las Cartas en cuestión no fueron escritas ni enviadas bajo sello de secreto;
that they have no tendency to the mala fama, or prejudice of any person whatsoever; but rather to the information and edification of mankind:
que no tienen tendencia alguna a la mala fama, ni al perjuicio de persona alguna; sino más bien a la información y edificación de la humanidad:
so that it becometh a sort of duty to promulgate them in usum publicum.
de modo que se convierte en una especie de deber promulgarlas in usum publicum.
Besides, I have consulted Mr Davy Higgins, an eminent attorney of this place, who, after due inspection and consideration, declareth, That he doth not think the said Letters contain any matter which will be held actionable in the eye of the law.
Además, he consultado al Sr. Davy Higgins, eminente abogado de este lugar, quien, tras la debida inspección y consideración, declara que no considera que dichas Cartas contengan materia alguna que pueda ser considerada procesable a los ojos de la ley.
Vocabulary
- recibido
- Received; past participle of recibir.
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective).
- estimada
- Esteemed, dear; used in formal letter greetings.
- carta
- Letter; a written message sent to someone.
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the.
- mes
- Month; a unit of time in a calendar.
- pasado
- Past, last; referring to a previous time period.
- por
- For, by, through; a common preposition in Spanish.
- cual
- Which; a relative pronoun used in formal contexts.
- parece
- It seems, appears; third person singular of parecer.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun.
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber.
- leído
- Read; past participle of leer.
- esas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective.
- mismas
- Same; feminine plural adjective emphasizing identity.
- Cartas
- Letters; plural of carta, written correspondence.
- cuales
- Which; plural relative pronoun used in formal writing.
- le
- To him, to her, to you; indirect object pronoun.
- fueron
- Were; third person plural preterite of ser or ir.
- entregadas
- Delivered, handed over; past participle of entregar.
- amigo
- Friend; a person one knows and likes.
- reverendo
- Reverend; honorific title for a member of clergy.
- Sr
- Abbreviation for señor, meaning mister or sir.
- complace
- Pleases; third person singular of complacer.
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge or information about something.
- considera
- Considers; third person singular of considerar.
- pueden
- Can, are able to; third person plural of poder.
- imprimirse
- To be printed; reflexive infinitive of imprimir.
- buenas
- Good; feminine plural adjective meaning favorable or positive.
- perspectivas
- Prospects, perspectives; future possibilities or outlooks.
- éxito
- Success; a favorable or desired outcome of something.
- medida
- Measure, extent; degree or scope of something.
- objeciones
- Objections; reasons given against a proposal or statement.
- menciona
- Mentions; third person singular of mencionar.
- según
- According to; a preposition indicating a source or view.
- humildemente
- Humbly; in a modest or unpretentious manner.
- concibo
- I conceive, understand; first person singular of concebir.
- tal
- Such; of a kind or degree previously mentioned.
- naturaleza
- Nature; the inherent character or qualities of something.
- ser
- To be; fundamental Spanish verb of identity or essence.
- refutadas
- Refuted; disproved or countered by argument or evidence.
- si
- If; a conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
- eliminadas
- Eliminated, removed; past participle of eliminar.
- completo
- Complete, entire; whole or total without anything missing.
- primer
- First; ordinal number used before masculine singular nouns.
- lugar
- Place; a location or position, also used in phrases.
- cuanto
- As for, regarding; used in the phrase en cuanto a.
- procesos
- Processes, proceedings; series of actions or legal procedures.
- judiciales
- Judicial; relating to courts of law or legal proceedings.
- pudieran
- Could, might; third person plural imperfect subjunctive of poder.
- derivarse
- To arise, derive from; to originate or result from something.
- impresión
- Printing, impression; act of printing or an effect created.
- correspondencia
- Correspondence; letters or written communication exchanged.
- privada
- Private; personal, not intended for public knowledge.
- personas
- Persons, people; individual human beings.
- aún
- Still, yet; indicates continuation of a state.
- vivas
- Living, alive; feminine plural adjective from vivir.
- permítame
- Allow me; formal imperative requesting permission politely.
- toda
- All, every; feminine singular form of todo.
- debida
- Due, proper; appropriate or owed in a given situation.
- humildad
- Humility; the quality of being modest or unpretentious.
- observar
- To observe, note; to watch carefully or remark upon something.
- cuestión
- Question, matter; a subject under discussion or consideration.
- escritas
- Written; feminine plural past participle of escribir.
- ni
- Nor, neither; used to connect negative alternatives.
- enviadas
- Sent; feminine plural past participle of enviar.
- bajo
- Under; a preposition indicating position below or subject to.
- sello
- Seal; an official mark of secrecy or authentication.
- secreto
- Secret; something kept hidden or known to few people.
- tienen
- Have, they have; third person plural present of tener.
- tendencia
- Tendency; an inclination toward a particular behavior or outcome.
- alguna
- Any, some; feminine singular indefinite adjective or pronoun.
- mala
- Bad, evil; feminine singular adjective indicating negative quality.
- fama
- Fame, reputation; widespread recognition, positive or negative.
- perjuicio
- Prejudice, harm; damage or detriment caused to someone.
- persona
- Person; an individual human being.
- sino
- But rather; used to introduce a contrasting alternative.
- más
- More; used to indicate greater quantity or degree.
- bien
- Well, good; in a satisfactory or positive manner.
- información
- Information; facts or knowledge communicated or received.
- edificación
- Edification; moral or spiritual improvement and instruction.
- humanidad
- Humanity; all human beings collectively, or human qualities.
- modo
- Way, manner; a method or means of doing something.
- convierte
- Becomes, converts; third person singular of convertirse.
- especie
- Kind, sort, species; a type or category of something.
- deber
- Duty, obligation; something one is morally required to do.
- promulgarlas
- To promulgate them; to make them publicly known officially.
- Además
- Furthermore, besides; used to add additional information.
- consultado
- Consulted; past participle of consultar, to seek advice.
- eminente
- Eminent; highly respected or distinguished in a field.
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney; a person who practices law professionally.
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- quien
- Who; a relative or interrogative pronoun referring to people.
- tras
- After, following; a preposition indicating sequence or pursuit.
- inspección
- Inspection; a careful examination or review of something.
- consideración
- Consideration; careful thought or regard given to something.
- declara
- Declares, states; third person singular of declarar.
- dichas
- Said, aforementioned; feminine plural adjective referring back.
- contengan
- Contain; third person plural present subjunctive of contener.
- materia
- Matter, subject matter; material or topic under consideration.
- pueda
- Can, may; third person singular present subjunctive of poder.
- considerada
- Considered; feminine past participle of considerar.
- procesable
- Actionable, prosecutable; subject to legal proceedings or prosecution.
- ojos
- Eyes; plural of ojo, also used metaphorically as perspective.
- ley
- Law; a system of rules enforced by governing authority.
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