Classic German Course in EnglishChautauqua Press, 1887 - 327 Seiten |
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... truth , accurately considered , the culmination was not long , but short . It seems long only in a kind of illogical , illusive association with the lengthened life - time and length- ened productive activity of Goethe himself , the ...
... truth , accurately considered , the culmination was not long , but short . It seems long only in a kind of illogical , illusive association with the lengthened life - time and length- ened productive activity of Goethe himself , the ...
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... truth , a catastrophe in literary history had intervened , which sepa- rates the age of the Nibelungen Lied from the age of Luther as absolutely as classic Greek and Roman antiquity is sepa- rated from the times in which we live . Nay ...
... truth , a catastrophe in literary history had intervened , which sepa- rates the age of the Nibelungen Lied from the age of Luther as absolutely as classic Greek and Roman antiquity is sepa- rated from the times in which we live . Nay ...
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... truth to say that Germany , in the realm of ideas , leads the van of the world ; leads , but , alas , too often misleads . It was , we suppose , in part for the purpose of expressing this leadership of his country in thought , that ...
... truth to say that Germany , in the realm of ideas , leads the van of the world ; leads , but , alas , too often misleads . It was , we suppose , in part for the purpose of expressing this leadership of his country in thought , that ...
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... truth , less clear than it seemed . This leads us naturally to name an additional trait of German lit- erature — its lack of clearness , definiteness , solidity , point . The Germans think deeply , they think boldly , but they do not ...
... truth , less clear than it seemed . This leads us naturally to name an additional trait of German lit- erature — its lack of clearness , definiteness , solidity , point . The Germans think deeply , they think boldly , but they do not ...
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... truth , which made it possible for a German literature , strictly and comprehensively so described , to be . Before Luther , the German language seemed hopelessly dis- tracted 24 Classic German Course in English . II LUTHER.
... truth , which made it possible for a German literature , strictly and comprehensively so described , to be . Before Luther , the German language seemed hopelessly dis- tracted 24 Classic German Course in English . II LUTHER.
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Seite 162 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Seite 260 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale or piny mountain, Or forest, by slow stream or pebbly spring, Or chasms, and watery depths ; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason...
Seite 260 - They live no longer in the faith of reason! But still the heart doth need a language, still Doth the old instinct bring back the old names, And to yon starry world they now are gone, Spirits or gods, that used to share this earth With man as with their friend...
Seite 175 - WERTHER had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter ; Would you know how first he met her? She .was cutting bread and butter. Charlotte was a married lady, And a moral man was Werther, And, for all the wealth of Indies, Would do nothing for to hurt her. So he sighed and pined and ogled, And his passion boiled and bubbled, Till he blew his silly brains out, And no more was by it troubled. Charlotte, having seen his body Borne before her on a shutter, Like a well-conducted person, Went...
Seite 45 - Earth trembled from her entrails, as again In pangs, and Nature gave a second groan; Sky loured, and, muttering thunder, some sad drops Wept at completing of the mortal Sin Original...
Seite 184 - THOU that from the heavens art, Every pain and sorrow stillest, And the doubly wretched heart Doubly with refreshment fillest, I am weary with contending ! Why this rapture and unrest ? Peace descending Come, ah, come into my breast I n.
Seite 260 - For fable is Love's world, his home, his birthplace Delightedly dwells he 'mong fays and talismans, And spirits ; and delightedly believes Divinities, being himself divine.
Seite 262 - From the highest, As from the vilest thing of every day He learns to wean himself; for the strong hours Conquer him. Yet I feel what I have lost In him. The bloom is vanished from my life. For...
Seite 31 - And were this world all devils o'er, And watching to devour us, We lay it not to heart so sore; Not they can overpower us. And let the prince of ill Look grim as e'er he will, He harms us not a whit: For why? His doom is writ; A word shall quickly slay him.
Seite 31 - A safe stronghold our God is still, A trusty shield and weapon ; He'll help us clear from all the ill That hath us now o'ertaken. The ancient Prince of Hell Hath risen with purpose fell ; Strong mail of Craft and Power He weareth in this hour, On Earth is not his fellow.