The autiobiography of Thomas Platter, tr. by the translator of Lavater's Original maxims [E.A. McCaul].1839 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
able afterwards allowed answered Anthony asked aunt Bacchants Bachelor of Arts Basle Baslers bath became began bought Breslau brothers cadet called captain Christ Christian church cloth lettered companion conius Custos dear Donatus drink Eglin fags Father Myconius fell Gall gave geese GERMAN and ENGLISH goats goose Gospel Grenchen halberd heard Hebrew Hebrew Bible hemp Henry Holy honour Jews killed laid learned little coat lodging Lucern Mass Master of Arts MASTER THOMAS BECOMES Meissen Mettmenstetten morning mother mountain Mumpf Munich never night obliged once Oporinus Paul peasants preach preacher Price priest Professor rock rope-making Schlestadt scholars schoolmaster Sermon shew sing Sitten slept Solothurn Stalden Suabians Summermatter Sunday Swiss Testament Thereupon thing THOMAS PLATTER thou thought Thun told took Translated Ulrich Zuinglius Unterwalden village Visp wife wine wished Zurich
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 106 - Old Paths;" or, a Comparison of the Principles and Doctrines of Modern Judaism with the Religion of Moses and the Prophets.
Seite 50 - For of real piety I understood, at that time, nothing ; all rested merely on outward ceremonies. When, however, Ulrich Zuinglius preached severely against it, my scruples increased more and more in course of time. Otherwise, I had prayed much, and fasted rather more than was agreeable to me ; had also my saints and patrons, to whom I prayed ; our Lady, the Virgin Mary, that she would be my intercessor with her Son ; St. Catherine, that I might become learned; St. Barbara, that I might not die without...
Seite 52 - That is not so, for they still celebrate mass there ; they have also pictures: why are they then heretics?' 'For this reason,' he replied, ' because they do not consider the Pope as the head of the Christian Church, and do not call upon the saints.' I went on, 'Why is the Pope the head of the Christian Church ?' He said, ' Therefore, because St. Peter was Pope at Rome, and has given the popedom there to his successors.
Seite 62 - They said that he was the rudest master on the whole length of the Rhine, on which account the rope-making journeymen did not like to be with him ; and I found a place open the sooner. When he first employed me, I could scarcely hang up the hemp, and twist it very little. Then the master shewed me his manners, began to fight and to curse, and said, ' Go stick out the eyes of the master that taught you ; and what shall I do with you ? you can do nothing yet.
Seite 106 - THIS is an epitome of moral duties for children, drawn up with considerable ability by the original author ; and the translation is calculated to do great credit to the daughter of a clergyman, who has translated it.
Seite 23 - I and my fellow fags ran off, and the feet of the goose hung out from under my little coat. The peasants came out of their houses with halberds, and followed us. When I now saw that I could not escape with the goose, I let it fall. Before the village I jumped aside into a thicket ; but my two comrades ran along the road and were overtaken by two peasants.
Seite 47 - ... little word in a whole comedy. He used often to deal with me until my shirt was wet with perspiration through fear, and my eyes grew dim ; and yet he never gave me a blow, except on one single occasion with the lefthand on my cheek. He also read lectures upon the Holy Scriptures, which were visited...