Note 13 — Section 155. PROVIDENCE[1] VINDICATING THE INNOCENT.
Reading edition
[1] Say, ‘Providence (S. 3, N. 2) protects innocence.’
[2] of — nobleman = of a nobleman of an old family (Geschlecht, n.).
[3] umwer´ben, insep. comp. str. v.
[4] = As his character displeased (mißfallen, insep. comp. str. v., governing the dat.) her.
[5] verschmähen, insep. comp. w. v. tr.
[6] sich verwan´deln in.
[7] Just then = Just at this time.
[8] was lost = one missed; care, Obhut, f.
[9] = false lover.
[10] in — customs = according to the law.
[11] = to speak.
[12] a — Justice ... to the dust = fuhr ein Blitzstrahl in die Statue der Gerechtigkeit ... und zerschmetterte sie.
[13] Aus.
[14] Bildsäule, f.
[15] = missed.
[16] Say ‘and testified (bezeugen, w. v. tr.) thus the maiden’s innocence’.
[17] Supply ‘to her’.
[18] daselbst.
[19] bis auf den heutigen Tag.
[20] Construe thus: ‘those who look at her image (Bildnis, n.) condemn her oppressor’, and consider App. § 14.
[21] In order to avoid a repetition of the same form of pronoun, turn the last clause into: ‘who with his lightning testified her innocence’.