The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
Then there have been so many letters upon travels lately published--What between Smollett's, Sharp's, Derrick's, Thicknesse's, Baltimore's, and Baretti's, together with Shandy's Sentimental Travels, the public seems to be cloyed with that kind of entertainment--Nevertheless, I will, if you please, run the risque of printing and publishing, and you shall have half the profits of the impression--You need not take the trouble to bring up your sermons on my account--No body reads sermons but Methodists and Dissenters--Besides, for my own part, I am quite a stranger to that sort of reading; and the two persons, whose judgment I depended upon in those matters, are out of the way; one is gone abroad, carpenter of a man of war; and the other, has been silly enough to abscond, in order to avoid a prosecution for blasphemy--I'm a great loser by his going off--He has left a manual of devotion half finished on my hands, after having received money for the whole copy--He was the soundest divine, and had the most orthodox pen of all my people; and I never knew his judgment fail, but in flying from his bread and butter on this occasion.
Além disso, têm sido publicadas ultimamente tantas cartas sobre viagens -- o que entre as de Smollett, Sharp, Derrick, Thicknesse, Baltimore e Baretti, juntamente com as Viagens Sentimentais de Shandy, o público parece estar farto desse tipo de entretenimento -- Não obstante, eu irei, se assim o desejar, correr o risco de imprimir e publicar, e o senhor terá metade dos lucros da edição -- O senhor não precisa dar-se ao trabalho de trazer seus sermões por minha causa -- Ninguém lê sermões além de Metodistas e Dissidentes -- Além do mais, pela minha parte, sou completamente alheio a esse tipo de leitura; e as duas pessoas, cujo julgamento eu dependia nesses assuntos, estão fora de alcance; uma foi para o exterior, como carpinteiro de um navio de guerra; e a outra foi tola o suficiente para fugir, a fim de evitar um processo por blasfêmia -- Perco muito com a sua partida -- Ele deixou um manual de devoção pela metade em minhas mãos, depois de ter recebido dinheiro pela cópia inteira -- Era o teólogo mais sólido e tinha a pena mais ortodoxa de todas as minhas pessoas; e nunca vi seu julgamento falhar, exceto ao fugir do seu sustento nesta ocasião.
By owning you was not put in bodily fear by Lismahago, you preclude yourself from the benefit of a good plea, over and above the advantage of binding him over.
Ao admitir que não sentiu medo físico por causa de Lismahago, o senhor se priva do benefício de uma boa alegação, além da vantagem de mantê-lo sob fiança.
In the late war, I inserted in my evening paper, a paragraph that came by the post, reflecting upon the behaviour of a certain regiment in battle.
Na última guerra, inseri em meu jornal vespertino um parágrafo que chegou pelo correio, comentando o comportamento de certo regimento em batalha.
Vocabulary
- Além
- Beyond, in addition to something else
- disso
- Of that, besides that, moreover
- têm
- Third person plural of 'ter', to have
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser', been
- publicadas
- Published, released for public distribution
- ultimamente
- Lately, recently, in recent times
- tantas
- So many, such a large number of
- cartas
- Letters, written correspondence sent to someone
- sobre
- About, on, concerning a subject
- viagens
- Trips, journeys, travels to different places
- o
- Definite article the, or direct object pronoun
- que
- That, which, what; relative or subordinating conjunction
- entre
- Between, among multiple people or things
- as
- Feminine plural definite article, the
- de
- Of, from; common Portuguese preposition
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese
- juntamente
- Together with, jointly, along with others
- com
- With; common Portuguese preposition of accompaniment
- Viagens
- Travels, journeys; here part of a book title
- Sentimentais
- Sentimental, emotional, relating to feelings or sentiment
- público
- Public, the general reading audience or populace
- parece
- Seems, appears; third person singular of parecer
- estar
- To be; indicates temporary state or condition
- farto
- Fed up, tired of, satiated with something
- desse
- Of that, contraction of de + esse
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort of something
- entretenimento
- Entertainment, amusement, enjoyable pastime or diversion
- Não
- No, not; basic Portuguese negation word
- obstante
- Notwithstanding; used in 'não obstante' meaning nevertheless
- eu
- I; first person singular personal pronoun
- irei
- I will go; future tense of ir
- se
- If, oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- assim
- So, thus, in this way or manner
- desejar
- To wish, to desire something strongly
- correr
- To run; here to take or run a risk
- risco
- Risk, danger, chance of something going wrong
- imprimir
- To print, to press text onto paper
- publicar
- To publish, to release a work publicly
- senhor
- Sir, mister, gentleman; formal address for men
- terá
- Will have; third person future tense of ter
- metade
- Half, one of two equal parts
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de + os
- lucros
- Profits, earnings, financial gains from a venture
- da
- Of the; feminine contraction of de + a
- edição
- Edition, published version of a book
- O
- The; masculine singular definite article
- não
- Not, no; standard Portuguese negation word
- precisa
- Needs, requires; third person of precisar
- dar-se
- To bother oneself, to take the trouble
- ao
- To the; contraction of a + o
- trabalho
- Work, effort, labor or trouble taken
- trazer
- To bring, to carry something to a place
- seus
- His, her, your, their; plural possessive pronoun
- sermões
- Sermons, religious speeches delivered in church
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Portuguese preposition
- minha
- My; first person feminine singular possessive pronoun
- causa
- Cause, reason, sake; 'por minha causa' means for my sake
- Ninguém
- Nobody, no one, not a single person
- lê
- Reads; third person singular present of ler
- além
- Besides, beyond, except for something
- Dissidentes
- Dissenters, nonconformists who oppose established church
- do
- Of the; masculine contraction of de + o
- mais
- More, most; common Portuguese comparative adverb
- pela
- By the, through the; contraction of por + a
- parte
- Part, portion; 'pela minha parte' means for my part
- sou
- I am; first person singular present of ser
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, totally without exception
- alheio
- Indifferent to, unaware of, foreign to something
- a
- To, at; preposition or feminine definite article
- esse
- That, this; demonstrative pronoun near the listener
- leitura
- Reading, act of reading written material
- duas
- Two; feminine form of the number two
- pessoas
- People, persons, individuals in general
- cujo
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun in Portuguese
- julgamento
- Judgment, opinion, assessment of something
- dependia
- Depended on; imperfect past tense of depender
- nesses
- In those, on those; contraction of em + esses
- assuntos
- Matters, subjects, topics under discussion
- estão
- Are; third person plural present of estar
- fora
- Outside, away, out of reach
- alcance
- Reach, range, within or beyond one's grasp
- uma
- One, a; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- foi
- Went, was; third person past tense of ir/ser
- para
- To, for, toward; common Portuguese preposition
- exterior
- Abroad, overseas, foreign country outside one's own
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- carpinteiro
- Carpenter, craftsman who works with wood
- um
- A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- navio
- Ship, large vessel that travels on water
- guerra
- War, armed conflict between groups or nations
- outra
- Other, another; feminine singular form
- tola
- Foolish, silly woman; feminine form of tolo
- suficiente
- Enough, sufficient, adequate amount of something
- fugir
- To flee, to run away, to escape
- fim
- End, goal, purpose; 'a fim de' means in order to
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent, to steer clear of
- processo
- Trial, legal process, lawsuit or proceeding
- blasfêmia
- Blasphemy, irreverent speech against something sacred
- Perco
- I lose; first person singular present of perder
- muito
- A lot, very much, greatly; common intensifier
- sua
- His, her, your; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- partida
- Departure, leaving, going away from a place
- Ele
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- deixou
- Left, abandoned; past tense of deixar
- manual
- Manual, handbook, small instructional book
- devoção
- Devotion, piety, strong religious dedication
- em
- In, at, on; basic Portuguese locative preposition
- minhas
- My; first person feminine plural possessive pronoun
- mãos
- Hands; plural of mão, the body part
- depois
- After, afterwards, then following in time
- ter
- To have; common auxiliary and main verb
- recebido
- Received; past participle of receber
- dinheiro
- Money, currency used to buy goods
- cópia
- Copy, duplicate of a written document or book
- inteira
- Entire, whole, complete without missing parts
- Era
- Was, used to be; imperfect past of ser
- teólogo
- Theologian, scholar who studies religious doctrine
- sólido
- Solid, firm, reliable, well-grounded in knowledge
- tinha
- Had; imperfect past tense of ter
- pena
- Pen, quill used for writing; also pity
- ortodoxa
- Orthodox, conventional, following established doctrine strictly
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural form of todo
- nunca
- Never, at no time, not ever
- vi
- I saw; first person past tense of ver
- seu
- His, her, your; masculine singular possessive pronoun
- falhar
- To fail, to fall short, to miss the mark
- exceto
- Except, apart from, excluding one thing
- sustento
- Sustenance, livelihood, means of financial support
- nesta
- In this; contraction of em + esta
- ocasião
- Occasion, instance, particular moment or opportunity
- Ao
- To the, upon; contraction of a + o
- admitir
- To admit, to confess, to acknowledge something
- sentiu
- Felt; third person past tense of sentir
- medo
- Fear, fright, feeling of being afraid
- físico
- Physical, bodily, relating to the body
- priva
- Deprives, denies; third person of privar
- benefício
- Benefit, advantage, gain from something
- boa
- Good; feminine singular form of bom
- alegação
- Allegation, claim, plea made in an argument
- vantagem
- Advantage, benefit, favorable position over others
- mantê-lo
- To keep him, to maintain him in a state
- sob
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating subordination
- fiança
- Bail, bond, surety given to guarantee release
- Na
- In the; feminine contraction of em + a
- última
- Last, latest, most recent; feminine superlative
- inseri
- I inserted, I included; past tense of inserir
- meu
- My; first person masculine singular possessive pronoun
- jornal
- Newspaper, daily publication of news
- vespertino
- Evening, afternoon; relating to the evening edition
- parágrafo
- Paragraph, a section of written text
- chegou
- Arrived, came; past tense of chegar
- pelo
- By the, through the; contraction of por + o
- correio
- Mail, post; system for delivering letters
- comentando
- Commenting on, remarking about something
- comportamento
- Behavior, conduct, way of acting in situations
- certo
- Certain, a certain, particular; sure or correct
- regimento
- Regiment, a military unit of soldiers
- batalha
- Battle, fight, armed combat between opposing forces
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