Goethe and His Woman Friends

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Fisher Union, 1911 - 452 頁
 

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第 133 頁 - 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 Ms passion boiled and bubbled, Till he blew his silly brains out, And no more was by it troubled.
第 232 頁 - ... shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
第 438 頁 - They would make me look like that,' he said; though in truth I can fancy nothing more serene, majestic, and healthy looking than the grand old Goethe. 'Though his sun was setting, the sky round about was calm and bright, and that little Weimar illumined by it. In every one of those kind salons the talk was still of Art and letters. The theatre, though possessing no very extraordinary actors, was still conducted with a noble intelligence and order. The actors read books , and were men of letters and...
第 438 頁 - I fancied Goethe must have been still more handsome as an old man than even in the days of his youth. His voice was very rich and sweet He asked me questions about myself, which I answered as best I could. I recollect I was at first astonished, and then somewhat relieved, when I found he spoke French with not a good accent Vidi tantum.
第 438 頁 - Of course I remember very well the perturbation of spirit with which, as a lad of nineteen, I received the long expected intimation that the Herr Geheimrath would see me on such a morning.
第 176 頁 - Kanntest jeden Zug in meinem Wesen, Spähtest wie die reinste Nerve klingt, Konntest mich mit Einem Blicke lesen Den so schwer ein sterblich Aug durchdringt.
第 188 頁 - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
第 438 頁 - In 1831, though he had retired from the world, Goethe would nevertheless very kindly receive strangers. His daughter-in-law's tea-table was always spread for us. We passed hours after hours there, and night after night with the pleasantest talk and music. We read over endless novels and poems in French, English, and German. My delight in those days was to make caricatures for children. I was touched...
第 370 頁 - As the apartment where she was expected lies much lower, she was obliged to descend four steps. Unfortunately, she held up her dress before instead of behind ; this gave the solemnity of her reception a terrible blow ; it looked very odd, as, clad in complete Oriental style, she marched down towards the stiff dames of the virtue-enrolled Frankfort society. Your mother darted a few daring glances at me, whilst they were presented to each other. I had stationed myself apart to observe the whole scene....

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