1. There is a great deal
    2. v’è molto
    3. to say against
    4. dire contro
    5. the conduct of
    6. condótta
    7. wicked people;
    8. malvágio gente
    9. but there is nothing
    10. non v’è niénte
    11. to say against
    12. dire contro
    13. the conduct of
    14. condótta
    15. honest people.
    16. onésto gente.

[1] See Gram. p. 210, a great deal of.

On the English Participle in ing.

When the English Participle in ing comes after a Verb of motion with the Preposition a before it, we use the corresponding substantive, instead of the Verb, though sometimes the latter.

    1. He who goes a hunting
    2. quello che andáre caccia
    3. or visiting his friends,
    4. [1] visitáre amíco
    5. when business requires
    6. quando affáre richiédere
    7. his care and time,
    8. cura tempo
    9. shows
    10. mostráre
    11. by his conduct
    12. condótta
    13. that he prefers
    14. [2]preferíre
    15. his diversion before
    16. divertiménto
    17. his profit,
    18. profítto
    19. the company of his friends
    20. compagnía amíco
    21. before the advantage
    22. vantággio
    23. of his family.
    24. famíglia.
    1. The boy who
    2. ragázzo
    3. goes a playing
    4. andáre giuocáre
    5. with his school-fellows,
    6. condiscepolo
    7. when he ought to be
    8. quando dovére éssere
    9. diligently employed
    10. diligéntemente intórno
    11. at the task
    12. a lavoro
    13. his master gave him,
    14. maéstro assegnare
    15. evinces,
    16. prováre
    17. by his neglect,
    18. negligénza
    19. that he prefers play to
    20. preferíre giuóco
    21. his master’s love,
    22. maéstro affétto
    23. and his own profit.
    24. profítto.

[1] Ibid. p. 201, on verbs of motion.

[2] Preferisce il divertimento al profitto, la compagnia degli amici al, &c.

The English Participle in ing, after from, must be put in Italian in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.

    1. The providence of God
    2. provvidenza Dio
    3. keeps us from perishing;
    4. impedíre períre
    5. the power of God
    6. poténza Dio
    7. hinders us from doing
    8. impedíre fare
    9. those things
    10. cosa
    11. which displease him;
    12. dispiacére
    13. the grace of God
    14. grazia Dio
    15. prevents us from sinning;
    16. impedíre peccáre
    17. the goodness of God
    18. bontà
    19. preserves us from suffering
    20. preserváre soffríre
    21. afflictions.
    22. afflizióne.