The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1
I received yours in course of post, and shall be glad to treat with you for the M.S. which I have delivered to your friend Mr Behn; but can by no means comply with the terms proposed.
Recibí la suya en el correo ordinario, y me complacerá negociar con usted el manuscrito que he entregado a su amigo el señor Behn; pero de ningún modo puedo aceptar las condiciones propuestas.
Those things are so uncertain--Writing is all a lottery--I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age--I could mention particulars, and name names; but don't choose it--The taste of the town is so changeable.
Esas cosas son tan inciertas: escribir es todo una lotería; he salido perdiendo con las obras de los más grandes hombres de la época; podría mencionar detalles y citar nombres, pero prefiero no hacerlo. El gusto del público es tan voluble.
Vocabulary
- Recibí
- I received (first person singular past tense)
- suya
- Yours or his/hers (possessive pronoun, feminine)
- correo
- Mail, post, or email service
- ordinario
- Ordinary, regular, or common mail service
- complacerá
- It will please or be glad to (future)
- negociar
- To negotiate or do business with someone
- usted
- You (formal second person singular pronoun)
- manuscrito
- Manuscript or handwritten document or text
- entregado
- Delivered or handed over (past participle)
- señor
- Mister, sir, or gentleman (formal address)
- ningún
- No, none, or not any (negative adjective)
- modo
- Way, manner, or mode of doing something
- aceptar
- To accept or agree to something offered
- condiciones
- Conditions or terms of an agreement
- propuestas
- Proposed or put forward (feminine plural adjective)
- Esas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- tan
- So or such (adverb of degree)
- inciertas
- Uncertain or unsure (feminine plural adjective)
- escribir
- To write (infinitive verb)
- lotería
- Lottery or game of chance and luck
- salido
- Gone out or come out (past participle)
- perdiendo
- Losing (present participle of perder)
- obras
- Works, literary or artistic creations
- época
- Era, epoch, or historical period of time
- podría
- Could or would be able to (conditional)
- mencionar
- To mention or bring up in conversation
- detalles
- Details or particulars of a situation
- citar
- To cite, quote, or name specifically
- nombres
- Names (masculine plural noun)
- prefiero
- I prefer (first person singular present tense)
- hacerlo
- To do it (infinitive with object pronoun attached)
- gusto
- Taste, pleasure, or preference of someone
- público
- Public or audience as a group
- voluble
- Fickle, changeable, or inconstant in opinion
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