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19:53 Mar 19, 2012 |
German to English translations [PRO] Genealogy | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Johanna Timm, PhD Canada Local time: 22:13 | ||||||
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3 +3 | in good cheer and in full command of his senses |
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3 +1 | (his spirit at ease) and with full presence of mind |
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(his spirit at ease) and with full presence of mind Explanation: mit gegenwärtigem Geiste= "fully aware" ( vgl. "geistesgegenwärtig") Topos der Gegenüberstellung von praesenti corpore (mit gegenwärtigem Leibe) - praesenti animo (mit gegenwärtigem Geist) http://tiny.cc/crrfbw Beliebte Formulierung in einer bestimmten historischen Epoche: z.B. „und vollendete, unter der äußersten Schwachheit seines Körpers, mit gegenwärtigem Geist….“ http://tiny.cc/porfbw example from a contemporary obituary He knew he was dying, and he did it with full presence of mind. http://theroyaltrophy.com/site_2012/?p=1490 …and from a historical ob.: “He died with a clear and full presence of mind” http://tiny.cc/wdsfbw |
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in good cheer and in full command of his senses Explanation: Since Montaigne wants to critique the pretensions of the philosophers’ ability to face dying and death in good cheer http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/conference/2003/krom.pdf -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days18 hrs (2012-03-22 14:52:43 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- @ Kirsten: I fail to detect any inference as to the man's confession. |
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