Section 28. THE MAGNA CHARTA[1].
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Section 28. THE MAGNA CHARTA[1].
The great-grandsons of[2] those who had fought under William, and the great-grandsons of those who had fought under Harold, began to[3] draw near to each other in friendship, and the first pledge of their reconciliation was the[4] Great Charter, won[5] by their united exertions, and framed for their common benefit. Here commences the history of the English nation. The history of the preceding events[6] is the history of wrongs inflicted[7] and sustained by various tribes, which, indeed[8], all dwelt on English ground, but[9] which regarded each other with aversion such as[10] has scarcely ever existed between communities separated[11] by physical barriers.—Macaulay, History of England.
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Note 1 · Die ‘Magna Charta’ ist der am 19ᵗᵉⁿ Juni 1215 dem König Johann ohne Land abgerungene Staatsgrundvertrag, welcher als Grundlage der englischeNote 2 · ‘of those — Harold’. These two clauses are best rendered in a contracted form, thus: ‘of the men who had fought under W. and H.’Note 3 · to draw near to each other, sich einander nähern; in friendship, freundschaftlich, adv.Note 4 · die Magna Charta.Note 5 · The two clauses containing the two p. ps. must be turned into one contracted relative clause, as explained in S. 7, N. 3, B. Use the verbs iNote 6 · Ereignis, n.Note 7 · The two p. ps. qualifying ‘wrongs’ (Unbilden) should be placed before that noun, as explained in S. 7, N. 3, A; of, von; to inflict, verübenNote 8 · zwar; on = upon; ground = soil.Note 9 · but — aversion = but (jedoch) showed such an aversion against one another. The Article, when used in connection with adjectives and adverbs,Note 10 · such as, wie, after which supply the pron. er, to give more distinctness to the rendering; to exist, bestehen; communities = nations.Note 11 · welche durch natürliche Grenzen von einander getrennt sind.