On Prepositions.

[See Gram. p. 209.]

These Prepositions di diétro, vicíno, intórno, dirimpétto, infíno, will have a Dative after them.

    1. Sir,
    2. signóre
    3. if I knew
    4. [1]se sapére
    5. where you live,
    6. dove stare di casa
    7. I would take the liberty
    8. pigliáre libertà
    9. to go and pay you a visit.
    10. [2]veníre fare vísita.
    1. Sir,
    2. you would give yourself
    3. dare
    4. too much trouble;
    5. troppo incómodo
    6. however, if
    7. però se
    8. you do me that favour,
    9. fare favóre
    10. you shall be very welcome;
    11. éssere il benvenúto
    12. I live near the Temple,
    13. stare vicíno Témpio
    14. opposite
    15. dirimpétto
    16. Chancery-lane.
    1. I believe
    2. crédere che
    3. my best way
    4. la miglior strada
    5. to go to your house is to
    6. che possa fare per veníre da
    7. pass by
    8. voi sia di passáre
    9. London-bridge.
    10. Londra ponte
    11. You are in the right, sir,
    12. avére ragióne
    13. since
    14. giacchè
    15. you live behind the Tower.
    16. stare di diétro Torre.
    1. A poor labourer
    2. póvero lavoránte
    3. that works from
    4. travaglíare
    5. morning till night
    6. mattína infíno sera
    7. (when he is well paid
    8. quando éssere bene pagáto
    9. for his labour)
    10. lavóro
    11. lives
    12. vívere
    13. more content and satisfied,
    14. conténto sodisfátto
    15. than those who
    16. have great riches.
    17. avére gran richézza.
    1. He who shall be
    2. éssere
    3. constant even to death,
    4. costánte infíno morte
    5. shall have
    6. avére
    7. the crown of glory.
    8. coróna glória.

[1] See Gram. p. 202, on se before a preterimperfect.

[2] Ibid. p. 203, when we use veníre instead of andare.