Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

1. 1. The soldier
   2. soldáto
   3. must fight valiantly,
   4. dovére battérsi valorosaménte
   5. that has a mind
   6. avére ánima
   7. enflamed with a desire
   8. accéso desidério
   9. to conquer the enemy;
   10. víncere nemíco
   11. his arm
   12. braccio
   13. must procure him
   14. dovére procuráre
   15. the honour which
   16. onóre
   17. his heart wishes for;
   18. cuóre desideráre
   19. but sometimes
   20. ma qualche volta
   21. secret stratagems
   22. segréto stratagémma
   23. and subtle policy
   24. astúto política
   25. defeat
   26. sconfíggere
   27. the most valiant warriors.
   28. valoróso guerriéro.

1. 1. Children
   2. figlio
   3. must be obedient
   4. dovére obbedíre
   5. to their parents;
   6. genitóre
   7. those that grieve them,
   8. affliggere
   9. purchase to themselves
   10. attirarsi
   11. a curse;
   12. maledizióne
   13. they provoke God
   14. Iddío
   15. to deny them
   16. ricusáre
   17. that length of life
   18. lunghézza vita
   19. which he has promised
   20. avére promésso
   21. to the dutiful.
   22. obbediénte.

To be like, when followed by a Noun, is to be rendered in Italian by rassomigliáre, and will have a Dative Case.

1. 1. Children
   2. figliuólo
   3. are not always like
   4. rassomigliáre sempre
   5. their parents;
   6. genitori
   7. they are sometimes
   8. éssere qualche volta
   9. quite different
   10. differénte
   11. from them.

1. 1. My brother
   2. fratéllo
   3. is not like my father,
   4. rassomigliáre padre
   5. who is of a mild disposition,
   6. benigno índole
   7. and rich in
   8. ricco
   9. the endowments
   10. dote
   11. that adorn the mind,
   12. ornáre ánimo
   13. though poor in estate.
   14. benchè póvero stato.

1. 1. Every man
   2. ognúno
   3. loves those
   4. amáre
   5. who like him,
   6. amáre
   7. and hates those
   8. odiáre
   9. who are hurtful to him:
   10. nuocévole
   11. nature teaches us
   12. natúra insegnáre
   13. to love our friends,
   14. amáre amíco
   15. but religion teaches us
   16. ma religióne insegnáre
   17. to love our enemies.
   18. amáre nemíco.

To be so kind, must be rendered in Italian by avére la bontà, and the following Verb is put in the Infinitive Mood, with the Preposition di.

1. 1. I intreat you
   2. supplicáre
   3. to be so kind as
   4. avére la bontà
   5. to tell me
   6. dire
   7. how you call that
   8. come chiamáre
   9. in Italian.
   10. Italiáno.

1. 1. If you will
   2. se ella volére
   3. be so kind as
   4. avér la bontà
   5. to grant me
   6. accordáre
   7. that favour,
   8. favóre
   9. there is nothing but I will do
   10. niénte fare
   11. to acknowledge it.
   12. per mostrartene la mia riconoscenza.