The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-24
The Portuguese Grammar.

A few wears ago, Pedro Caroline, Portu-
guese gentleman, who imagined himself thor
oughly conversant with English, under
took to write "The new guide of the CONVEX
sation in Portuguese and English with what
success may be imagined from the few extracts
here inserted. y
The Preface: A choice of familiar dialogues
clean of galcisms, and despoiled phrases, u !.
was missing yet to studiOus Portuguese, ano
Brazilian youth; and also to persons OF otner
nations that wish to know the Portuguese
language. We sought all we may do, to cor
rect that want, composing and devlslpg tne
present little work in two parts.
The first includes a greatest VOCABULARY
proper names by alphabetical order; and the
second forty-three dialogues adapted TO the
usual precisions of life. For that reason we
did put with a scrupulous exactness, great
variety own expressions to English and FOR
tuguese idioms; without to attach us selves
las make some others,) almost at a literal
translation: translation what only will be for
to accustom the Portuguese pupils, or-torelgn
to speak very bad any of the mentioned ldl-
oms. We are increasing this second edition
With phraseo-logy, in the first part, and
some familiar letters anecdotes, idiotisms, pro-
Dialogue: have the teetht-ache
Is it fuxion or have you bad tooth?
think that it is bad tooth please you to
examine my mouth?
You have bad tooth; will you pull out
this tooth?
can't decide me it, that make me many
great deal pain.
Your tooth is absolutely roted; if you
leave it; shall spoil the others.
In snch case, draw it,
shall you neat also your mouth, and you
could care entertain it clean, for to preserve
the mamel of the teeth; would give you a
you; prefer the only means, which is to
rinse the mouth with some water, or little
brandy.
Anecdote: A beggar to Madrid had solicit
the pity ola passenger ''You are young and
strong told him that man; it would be better
to- work as you deliver to the business who you
dot is money as / beg you, reply immedi-
ately, the proud beggar and not councils"
Cesar seeing one day 70 Roma, some stran-
gers very riches, which bore between his
arms little dogs and little monkeys and who
was carressing too tenderly. was asking,
with so many great deal reason whether the
women of her county don't had some chill
dren.
tAf'OsOAOo' IO", i0H, OuO OAu n~n0 ASi
nest.
More he has, more he wish to have,
A thing is tell, and another thing is make.
Cat scalded fear the cold water.
Spoken of the wolf, one sees the tail.
There is not any ruler without excep.
ton.
Take out the live Goals with the hand Of a
cat.
To make from stone two blows.
He eat until to can't more.
1t want to beat the iron during it is hot.
He is not so devil as he is black.
The stone as roll not heapup not foam.
tits before that you marry look twice. -
Big head, little sens. go
He turns as a weath-turcOck
The fire is not very far off the tows.
He is beggar as church rat.
God give the cold according the dress. 81
All what shine is not gold.
Of the hand to mouth our lose often the
soup. sss - ~
To look for needle in hay bundle. aa
&A man of sagacity, being informed of a