The Life of Friedrich Schiller: Comprehending an Examination of His Works

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38. oldal - are now dissolved. The public is now all ' to me, my study, my sovereign, my confidant. To the public ' alone I henceforth belong ; before this and no other tribunal ' will I place myself ; this alone do I reverence and fear. Some• thing majestic hovers before me, as I determine now to wear
145. oldal - the very gods. High Reason, radiant Daughter of God's Head, Wise Foundress of the system of the Universe, Conductress of the stars, who art thou, then, If, tied to th' tail o' th' wild horse Superstition, Thou must plunge, eyes open, vainly shrieking, Sheer down with that drunk Beast to the
83. oldal - ests me has already had its epoch with him. His whole na' ture is, from its very origin, otherwise constructed than mine ; ' his world is not my world ; our modes of conceiving things 1 appear to be essentially different. From such a
280. oldal - necked Realism gave occasion to many contradictions, much battling ' took place between us, and at last a truce, in which neither party ' would consent to yield the victory, but each held himself invincible. ' Positions like the following grieved me to the very soul : How can ' there ever be an experiment that shall correspond with an idea
129. oldal - horse Run through the body by a partisan, Rears in its agony, and pitches far Its rider; and fierce o'er him tramp the steeds O' th' rest, now heeding neither bit nor bridle. \Thekla, who has listened to the last words with increasing anguish, falls into a violent tremor; she is sinking to tht. ground;
148. oldal - LIONEL. Accursed Sorceress, prepare for battle : Not both of us shall leave the place alive. Thou hast destroyed the chosen of my host; Brave Talbot has breath'd out his mighty spirit In my bosom. I will avenge the Dead, Or share his fate. And wouldst thou know the man Who brings thee glory, let
88. oldal - has, I may say, forced me to the mark. From the future I ' expect everything. A few years, and I shall live in the full ' enjoyment of my spirit ; nay, I think my very youth will be
14. oldal - the defective cultivation, as well as of the fervid and harassed feelings of its author. Above all, the latter quality is visible ; the tragic interest of the Robbers is deep throughout, so deep that frequently it borders upon horror. A grim inexpiable Fate is made the ruling principle : it envelops and overshadows the
54. oldal - which I look for with impatience and fearful expectation, will ' determine whether I may venture to write in person to your ' daughter. Fare you well, forever loved by—Your— •FRIEDRICH SCHILLER.' Concerning this proposal, we have no farther information ... to communicate; except that the parties did not marry, and did not cease being friends. That
160. oldal - the Pass. STÜSSI. Too true.—Good b'ye!—You're waiting here for some one? TELL. That am I. STÜSSI. Glad meeting with your friends ! You are from Uri ? His Grace the Landvogt Is expected thence today. TRAVELLER [enters]. Expect not The Landvogt now. The waters, from the rain, Are flooded, and have swept down all the bridges.

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