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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The German Cla.s.sics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.Volume I.by Editor-in-Ch
The German Cla.s.sics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.Volume I.by Editor-in-Chief: Kuno Francke.PREFACE It is surprising how little the English-speaking world knows of German literature of the nineteenth century. Goethe and Schiller found their
- 301 Gustavus Adolphus now conveyed his artillery and the greater part of his troops over the river, and laid siege to Oppenheim, which, after a brave resistance, was, on December 8, 1631, carried by storm. Five hundred Spaniards, who had so courageously defen
- 302 But plausible as were the arguments with which a part of the ministry supported this plan, it was met by difficulties not less serious, arising from the distrust, perhaps even the jealousy, of the Emperor, and also from the desperate state of affairs. How
- 303 One of the heights above the old fortress had, in the heat of the action, been carried by the Duke of Weimar. It commanded the hills and the whole camp. But the heavy rain which fell during the night rendered it impossible to draw up the cannon; and this
- 304 A Poetical work must vindicate itself--if the execution be defective, little aid can be derived from commentaries.On these grounds, I might safely leave the Chorus to be its own advocate, if we had ever seen it presented in an appropriate manner.But it mu
- 305 I hope to be able to spend some time with you soon, when we shall talk over many things.Unfortunately, a few weeks before receiving your proposal, I had given my novel to Unger,[67] and the first proof sheets have already come to hand. I have more than on
- 306 Wilhelm's false relations.h.i.+p to Theresa is admirably conceived, motivated, and worked out, and still more admirably turned to account.Many a reader will at first be actually alarmed at it, for I can promise Theresa but few wellwishers; all the mo
- 307 A student here, who is engaged with the anatomy of insects, dissected some very neatly and explained them to me, and I have thus made progress in this branch also, partly in knowledge of the subject itself, partly also in the treatment of it.If a young ma
- 308 FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 64: Permission The Macmillan Co., New York, and G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., London.] [Footnote 65: Les Bijoux _Indiscrets._] [Footnote 66: Goethes _Wilhelm Meister._] [Footnote 67: A publisher in Berlin]……
- 309 The German Cla.s.sics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.Vol. IV.by Editor-in-Chief: Kuno Francke.THE LIFE OF JEAN PAUL By BENJAMIN W. WELLS, Ph.D. Author of _Modern German Literature_."The Spring and I came into the world together," Jean
- 310 "This to remember the place and time!" said the approaching Princess, handing him the laurel and the flower. "Thou mighty One! a Coliseum is thy flower-pot; to thee is nothing too great, and nothing too small!"said he, and threw the Pr
- 311 Schiller's speech was not really beautiful, but his mind constantly strove, with ac.u.men and precision, to make new intellectual conquests; he held this effort under control, however, and soared above his subject in perfect liberty. Hence, with a li
- 312 Society is to be developed only by "wit," which is seriously put into comparison with G.o.d Almighty. As to practical ethics, one is told that the most perfect life is but a pure vegetation; the right to indolence is that which really makes the
- 313 The step was not a long one to the thesis that "disorder and confusion are the pledge of true efficiency"--such being one of the "seed-thoughts" of Novalis. In mixing all species, Romanticism amounts to unchartered freedom, "_die
- 314 LECTURE XXIII Ignorance or Learning of Shakespeare--Costume as observed by Shakespeare, and how far necessary, or may be dispensed with in the Drama--Shakespeare the greatest drawer of Character--Vindication of the genuineness of his pathos--Play on words
- 315 He saw in it the exemplar and the program of a wonderful new art which he proposed to call "Romantic Poetry."But gray theory would never have begotten _Lucinda_. Going to Berlin in 1797, Schlegel made the acquaintance of Dorothea Veit, daughter
- 316 With the greatest indignation I then thought of the bad men who would abolish sleep. They have probably never slept, and likewise never lived. Why are G.o.ds G.o.ds, except because they deliberately do nothing; because they understand that art and are mas
- 317 "The first will and the last is always the best. It is just because women usually say less than they mean that they sometimes do more than they intend. That is no more than right; good will leads you women astray. Good will is a very nice thing, but
- 318 "To keep the conversations fresh, just as salt keeps food fresh. The question is not _why_ we say them, but _how_ we say them. It would be rude indeed to talk with a charming lady as if she were a s.e.xless Amphibium. It is a duty and an obligation t
- 319 I often worry about your health. You dress yourself too lightly and are fond of the evening air; those are dangerous habits and are not the only ones which you must break. Remember that a new order of things is beginning for you. Hitherto I have praised y
- 320 So you will surely ask, and so the good Juliana would ask, though no doubt in different language.Dear Beloved! Shall the nosegay contain only demure roses, quiet forget-me-nots, modest violets and other maidenlike and childlike flowers? May it not contain
- 321 And so sometimes the cold and serious day will annihilate the warm night of life, when youth flies by and I renounce you, even as you once more greatly renounced great love.JULIUS Oh, that I might show you my unknown friend, and her the wonder of my wondr
- 322 There are people whose entire activity consists in saying "No." It would be no small thing always to be able rightly to say "No," but he who can do nothing more, surely cannot do it rightly. The taste of these negationists is an admira
- 323 The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting kingdom, with the holy city. The history of every man should be a Bible.Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.The mor
- 324 "THOUGH NONE THY NAME SHOULD CHERISH" [34]Though none Thy Name should cherish, My faith shall be the same, Lest grat.i.tude should perish And earth be brought to shame.With meekness Thou did'st suffer The pangs of death for me, With joy the
- 325 _A Bugbear_ _A Peace-maker_ _The Playwright_ _A Soldier_ _Two Hussars_ _Two Lovers_ _Servants_ _Musicians_ _A Peasant_ _The Prompter_ _A Shoemaker_ _A Historian_ FISCHER MuLLER BoTTICHER LEUTNER WIESENER WIESENERS NEIGHBOR _Elephants_ _Lions_ _Bears_ _A
- 326 FISCHER. It may turn out to be an imitation of the new Arcadians, a sort of Terkaleon. MuLLER. Now that wouldnt be bad, for Ive been wis.h.i.+ng this long while to see some time such a wonderful opera without music. FISCHER. Without music it is absurd,
- 327 WIESENER. Well, then I wont be the last, either. (_He stamps_.) VOICES. Be quiet, or you cant hear the music. (_All are stamping_.) SCHLOSS. But, I say, we really ought to let them go through the play, for, after all, weve given our money anyhow; afterw
- 328 Hes more courteous than I thought. SCHLOSS. He has respect for the public, after all. PLAYWR. I am ashamed to present to such ill.u.s.trious judges the modest inspiration of my Muse; it is only the skill of our actors which still consoles me to some exten
- 329 GOTTLIEB.Yes, to be sure.SCHLOSS.But why doesn't the court of awards interfere in the inheritance? What improbabilities!LORENZ. So then we're going now, dear Gottlieb; farewell, don't let time hang heavy on your hands.GOTTLIEB.Good-bye.[_Ex
- 330 Youre right in that. HINZE. I love you, Master Gottlieb, very much. You have never stroked me the wrong way, you have let me sleep when I felt like it, you have objected whenever your brothers wanted to take me up, to go with me into the dark, and see the
- 331 But why not shoes? HINZE. Master Gottlieb, you do not understand the matter; they must lend me some dignity, an imposing air, in short, a certain manliness to which one never attains in shoes. GOTTLIEB. Well, as you think best; but the shoemaker will be s
- 332 HINZE.You'll find out in due time. Now I want to take a little walk on the roofs; there's a fine, open view there and you're likely to catch a dove too.GOTTLIEB.As a good friend, I want to warn you not to let yourself be caught at it.HINZE.
- 333 PRINCESS.Here. Master Leander, is my essay. I have ent.i.tled it _Thoughts at Night_.LEANDER (_reads_).Excellent! Inspired! Ah! I feel as though I hear the hour of midnight striking. When did you write it?PRINCESS. Yesterday noon, after dinner.LEANDER.Bea
- 334 KING. Perhaps somewhere near the savages? NATHAN. I beg your pardon, all my subjects are very tame. KING. But you must live confoundedly far away. I cant get a clear idea of it yet. NATHAN. The geography of my country is still not exactly fixed; I expec
- 335 Still, I should rather be under a king; why, a king is more dignified. They say the Bugbear is a very ungracious master. HOST. He is not especially gracious, that is true of course, but, on the other hand, he is justice itself. Cases are even sent to him
- 336 HOST.Will you stay here?SOLDIER.No, I am going away; why I must enlist with the neighboring duke.HOST. Say, come and see me when you desert again.SOLDIER.Certainly. Farewell![_They shake hands. Exeunt soldier and guests, exit host into the house. The curt
- 337 FISCHER. The curtain is going up again! ACT II _Room in a peasants house_ GOTTLIEB, HINZE. _Both are sitting at a small table and eating_. GOTTLIEB. Did it taste good? HINZE. Very good, very fine. GOTTLIEB. But now my fate must soon be determined, for o
- 338 HINZE (_with cane, knapsack, and bag_).Splendid weather! It's such a beautiful, warm day; afterward I must lie down a bit in the sun. (_He spreads out his bag._) Well, fortune, stand by me. Of course, when I think that this capricious G.o.ddess of fo
- 339 SCHLOSS.I never worry about the whole; if I cry, I cry--that's enough; that was a divine pa.s.sage.HINZE.Such a pair of lovers is good for something in the world after all; they have fallen plump into the poetical again down there and the stamping ha
- 340 HINZE (_takes it out of his knapsack_).Here, great monarch!KING.Here--just hold the sceptre a moment, prince. (_He feels the rabbit._) Fat! nice and fat! From the Count of ---- HINZE. Carabas.KING.Indeed, he must be an excellent man. I must become better
- 341 Poor man! JACKPUD. There are strange trades in the world, Sir Hunter; cooks live by eating, tailors by vanity, I, by the laughter of human beings; if they cease to laugh I must starve. [_Murmuring in the pit: A Jackpudding! A Jackpudding!_] HINZE. I do
- 342 But you are to express it or (_threatening with his sceptre_)-- LEANDER.If we consider a million as one, then about ten hundred thousand trillions of such units which of themselves amount to a million.KING.Just think, children, think! Would you believe th
- 343 May the Cook Philip be h.e.l.l's cry of jubilee when an ungrateful wretch is burned to ashes!PRINCESS.Where can the musician be!KING.To be or not to be-- [_The peacemaker enters with a set of musical bells and begins to play them at once._]KING.What
- 344 Beautiful music!FISCHER.Divine!SCHLOSS.The ballet is the only redeeming feature of the play. BoTTICH.I still keep on admiring the acting of the cat. In such details one recognizes the great and experienced actor; for example, as often as he took the rabbi
- 345 There never has been such a confusion on any evening. [_Exit. A pause._] WIESENER. I say, does that belong to the play? NEIGHBOR. Of course--why that motivates the transformation to follow. FISCHER. This evening ought certainly to be described in the th
- 346 THE PIT. All of us, all of us! JACKPUD. Your obedient servant; it is too great an honor by far. Yes, G.o.d knows, he is a wretched writer--only to give a bad example; what a miserable part he has given me! Where, pray, am I witty and funny? I appear in so
- 347 So my fortune is yet to be determined today? HINZE. Yes, dear Gottlieb, even before the sun sets. See, I love you so much that I would run through fire for you--and you doubt my sincerity? WIESENER. Did you hear that? He is going to run through fire. Ah,
- 348 A fine kind of love! SHE. Wretched hypocrite, how you have deceived me! HE. What has become of your infinite tenderness? SHE. And your faithfulness? HE. Your rapture? SHE. Your infatuation? BOTH. The devil has taken it! That comes of marrying. HINZE. Th
- 349 Do tell me whether I am awake and have my eyes open. LEANDER. The play, if not perfectly excellent, is still to be praised in several respects. JACKPUD. Not one respect. LEANDER. I a.s.sert that it displays wit. JACKPUD. I a.s.sert that it displays none
- 350 KING.Too much! too much! I am sinking under the burden of grat.i.tude!Long since should I have done my duty and visited him; today I will delay no longer. Have my royal carriage prepared at once--eight horses in front--I want to go driving with my daughte
- 351 HOST (_aside_).He asks as though he were ready to have me hanged at once.--To the Count of Carabas, your majesty.KING.A beautiful country. But I always thought the country must look altogether different if I should cross the border, judging from the maps.
- 352 Why, this is the harvest, Mamselle Queen--the corn. KING. Corn? What do you use that for, pray? KUNZ (_laughing_). Bread is baked from that. KING. Pray, daughter, for heavens sake, bread is baked of it! Who would ever think of such tricks! Nature is som
- 353 My daughter in a faint! The Count drowned! HINZE. Perhaps he can still be saved; he is lying there in the water. KING. Servants! Try everything, anything to preserve the n.o.ble man. SERVANT. We have rescued him, your majesty. HINZE. Misfortune upon mis
- 354 I really came--in matters--to beg you to take my part against my neighbor. I had also brought this purse with me--but the presence of Lord Law is too frightful for me.BUGBEAR (_suddenly changes into a mouse and sits in a corner_).OFFICER.Why, where has th
- 355 No, I will not appear.PLAYWR.But why not, pray?PEACEMAK.Why, I have already undressed. PLAYWR.That doesn't matter. (_He pushes him forward by force_.) PEACEMAKER (_appearing in his ordinary dress, with, the set of bells_).Well, you may take the respo
- 356 There are hours in which it worries a man to keep from a friend a secret, which hitherto he has often taken great pains to conceal. The soul then feels an irresistible impulse to impart itself completely, and reveal its innermost self to the friend, in or
- 357 Walther, my story ends.""You should have seen her then," broke in Eckbert quickly. "Her youth, her innocence, her beauty--and what an incomprehensible charm her solitary breeding had given her! To me she seemed like a wonder, and I lov
- 358 "Have a care, children," said the mother, "and do not run too far from home, or into the wood; father and I are going to the fields."Little Andrew answered: "Never fear, the wood frightens us; we shall sit here by the house, where
- 359 [Ill.u.s.tration: #DANCE OF THE ELVES# MORITZ VON SCHWIND]When he feels himself grown old, he builds a pile of balm and incense, kindles it, and dies singing; and then from the fragrant ashes soars up the renewed Phoenix with unlessened beauty. It is seld
- 360 Absorbed in his new ambition, Kleist found little in Paris to interest him. He felt the need of solitude for the maturing of his plans, and with the double object of seeking in idyllic pursuits the inspiration of Nature and of earning leisure for writing,
- 361 The Squire, whose face grew momentarily pale, got down from his horse and said, "If the d----d scoundrel doesn't want to take the horses back, let him leave them here. Come, Gunther!" he called; "Hans, come!" He brushed the dust o
- 362 A short time after, however, he heard from an acquaintance who had traveled that road, that at Tronka Castle his horses were still being used for work in the fields exactly like the Squire's other horses.Through the midst of the pain caused by behold
- 363 As the good fortune of the inhabitants of Leipzig would have it, the fire, owing to a steady rain which was falling, did not spread, so that, thanks to the rapid action of the means at hand for extinguis.h.i.+ng fires, only a few small shops which lay aro
- 364 The knacker replied that he had been ordered to go with the black horses to Dresden and was to receive the money for them in the house of the Tronkas. He did not understand what the Squire was talking about, and whether it was Peter or Paul, or the shephe
- 365 At these words the Elector seated himself on a bench, and although to Lady Heloise's frightened question as to what was the matter with him, he answered, "Nothing, nothing at all!"--yet, before she could spring forward and catch him in her
- 366 DRAMATIS PERSONae FREDERICK WILLIAM, _Elector of Brandenburg_.THE ELECTRESS.PRINCESS NATALIE OF ORANGE, _his niece, Honorary Colonel of a regiment of Dragoons_.FIELD-MARSHAL DoRFLING. PRINCE FREDERICK ARTHUR OF HOMBURG, _General of cavalry_.COLONEL KOTTWI
- 367 ELECTOR (_bending over the_ PRINCE).What leaf is it he binds? Leaf of the willow?HOHENZOLL. What! Willow-leaf, my lord? It is the bay, Such as his eyes have noted on the portraits Of heroes hung in Berlin's armor-hall.ELECTOR. Where hath he found tha
- 368 HOHENZOLLERN (softly).You skip off to the wheatfield for some sleep.I knew that, hours ago. So run along.SCENE IV COUNT HOHENZOLLERN _and the_ PRINCE of HOMBURG. HOHENZOLLERN (_taking a position some distance behind the_ PRINCE _who is still gazing fixedl
- 369 HOHENZOLL. The Platen girl?THE PRINCE. Come, come, now!HOHENZOLLERN. The Ramin THE PRINCE. No, no, old fellow!HOHENZOLLERN. Bork? Or Winterfeld? THE PRINCE. No, no! My word! You fail to see the pearl For the bright circlet that but sets it off!HOHENZOLL.
- 370 GENTLEMAN-IN-WAITING.At once, my sovereign. They are hitching now.ELECTOR (_seating himself on a chair behind the_ ELECTRESS _and the_ PRINCESS).Ramin shall escort my beloved wife, Convoyed by thirty st.u.r.dy cavalrymen.To Kalkhuhn's, to the chancel
- 371 MARSHAL (_continuing_).Takes station in the plain near Hackelwitz Facing the right wing of the enemy Well out of range of the artillery fire.GOLZ (_writing_). Well out of range of the artillery fire.[_The_ ELECTRESS _ties a scarf about the_ PRINCESS'
- 372 ELECTRESS (as several officers, bowing and sc.r.a.ping, bid her farewell).Pray, let me not disturb you, gentlemen.-- Until we meet again![The MARSHAL also bids her good-by.]ELECTOR (suddenly standing still). Why, here we are!The lady's glove. Come, q
- 373 [_To the officers._]Come!--Frank!A GROOM (_entering_). Here!ELECTOR. Quick there! Saddle me my gray!I will be on the field before the sun! [_He goes out, followed by generals, colonels and minor officers._]SCENE VI THE PRINCE (_coming forward_).Now, on th
- 374 KOTTWITZ. A pious gentleman for one so young!A deed, believe me, that begins with prayer Must end in glory, victory, and fame.THE PRINCE. Oh, by the way, I wanted to inquire-- [_He draws the_ COUNT _forward a step._]Harry, what was it Dorfling said last n
- 375 Burst open wide the bowels of the earth! The cleft shall be your corpses sepulchre! [_Pause. Shouts of victory in the distance._] 1ST OFFICER. Lord in the heavens, who grants men victories! Wrangel is in retreat already! HOHENZOLLERN. No! GOLZ. By heave
- 376 GENTLEMAN-IN-WAITING.G.o.d greet you, honest folk! Can you make room To shelter guests beneath your roof?PEASANT. Indeed!Gladly, indeed!THE WIFE. And may one question, whom? GENTLEMAN-IN-WAITING.The highest lady in the land, no less.Her coach broke down o
- 377 THE PRINCE. Oh, Natalie, my dearest![_Greatly moved, he presses her hand to his heart._]NATALIE. Then it is true?THE PRINCE. Could I but answer No!Could I but pour my loyal heart's blood out To call his loyal heart back into life! NATALIE (_drying he
- 378 NATALIE (_holding her up with both hands_).The peaks of life receive you once again!SERGEANT (_entering_).Here is the officer!THE PRINCE. Ah, Count von Sparren! You saw His Highness fresh and well disposed At Hackelwitz amid the Truchszian corps?SPARREN.
- 379 ELECTRESS. No-- THE PRINCE. Not a syllable?ELECTRESS (_abruptly_).What matter? Not a suppliant on earth Could I deny today, whate'er he ask, And you, our battle-hero, least of all!Come! THE PRINCE. Mother! Oh, what did you speak? Those words-- May I
- 380 ELECTOR. That was not verified at Fehrbellin.[_Pause._]KOTTWITZ (_hesitantly_).My liege, grant me a word.ELECTOR. What is 't you wish? Take all the things-flags, kettle-drums and standards, And hang them in the church. I plan tomorrow To use them whe
- 381 I thought that _you_ were bringing it.--What of it?HOHENZOLL. I know of nothing.THE PRINCE. Well, you heard: What of it?He'll send some other one to let me know.[_He turns and brings chairs._] Sit down. Now come and tell me all the news.Has he return
- 382 THE PRINCE. No matter, I repeat!HOHENZOLLERN. No matter?THE PRINCE. For-- His signature?HOHENZOLLERN. By faith, I do a.s.sure you!THE PRINCE. The warrant?--No! The verdict-- HOHENZOLLERN. The death warrant.THE PRINCE. Who was it told you that?HOHENZOLLER
- 383 'Twill do! No matter.THE PRINCE. So. Then fare you well.HOHENZOLL. The fetter follows hard upon the Prince.THE PRINCE. I go but to the Castle, to my aunt, And in two minutes I am back again.[_Exeunt omnes._] SCENE III _Room of the_ ELECTRESS. _The_ E
- 384 Go to him, go, as though I were your child, Crying, I plead for mercy! Set him free!Oh, and return to me, and say: 'Tis so!ELECTRESS (_weeping_).Beloved son! All has been done, erewhile.But all my supplications were in vain. THE PRINCE. I give up eve
- 385 Have you no inkling of a sanctuary That in the camp men call the fatherland?NATALIE. My liege! Why fret your soul? Because of such Upstirring of your grace, this fatherland Will not this moment crash to rack and ruin!The camp has been your school. And, lo
- 386 [_He embraces her_.]Dear child, and do you like me now once more?NATALIE (_after a pause_).I do not know and do not seek to know What woke your favor, liege, so suddenly.But truly this, I feel this in my heart, You would not make ign.o.ble sport of me. Th
- 387 A LACKEY (_entering_).According to the sovereign's order, madam, The coach is ready in the yard, and waiting.NATALIE. Go, call it to the door. I'll come at once.[_Pause, during which she steps thoughtfully to the table and draws on her gloves._]
- 388 [_He sits down and seizes a pen._]NATALIE (_turning away with a sob_).Write, if you do not want to make me cross.[_The_ PRINCE _rings for a lackey, who enters._]THE PRINCE. Bring pen and paper, seal and sealing-wax. [_The lackey, having collected these an
- 389 Oh, terrible! You are not writing there?THE PRINCE (_concluding_)."Homburg!" And dated, "Fehrbellin, the twelfth."So, it's all ready. Frank![_He closes and seals the letter_.] NATALIE. Dear G.o.d in heaven!THE PRINCE (_rising_).He
- 390 But you go now and fetch me my apparel.[_The lackey goes and brings it. The_ ELECTOR _attires himself and dons his princely insignia._]SCENE III FIELD-MARSHAL DoRFLING _enters. The others as before._ DoRFLING. Rebellion, my Elector! ELECTOR (_still occupi
- 391 ELECTOR (_reading_).Signed: "Natalie." And dated: "Fehrbellin, By order of my liege, my uncle Frederick."KOTTWITZ. By G.o.d, my prince and lord, I will not hope The order's news to you?ELECTOR. No--understand--Who was it who conve
- 392 Go! I wish The Prince of Homburg hither brought from prison.[_Exit footman._]He will instruct you, be a.s.sured of that, What discipline and what obedience be!He sent me words, at least, of other pitch Than this astute idea of liberty You have rehea.r.s.e
- 393 ELECTOR. But why?OFFICER. To tell the truth, my lord, I do not know.It seemed he wished to see the burial-vault That your behest uncovered for him there.[_The commanders group themselves and talk together._]ELECTOR. No matter! When he comes, let him come
- 394 THE PRINCE (_tearing himself free_).You tyrants, would you drag me In fetters to my execution-place?Go! I have closed my reckoning with this world.[_He goes out under guard._]NATALIE (_on the_ ELECTRESS' _breast_). Open, O earth, receive me in your d
- 395 [_The_ ELECTOR _gives the wreath, from which the chain is hanging, to the_ PRINCESS, _takes her hand and leads her down from the terrace.Ladies and gentlemen follow. Surrounded by torches, the_ PRINCESS _approaches the_ PRINCE, _who looks up in amazement;
- 396 [Footnote 26: In Hamlets directions to the players. Act iii., scene 2.] [Footnote 27: See Hamlets praise of Yorick. In _Twelfth Night_, Viola says: This fellow is wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well craves a kind of wit; He must observe thei
- 397 The German Cla.s.sics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English.Volume 5.by Various.THE ROMANTIC PHILOSOPHERS--FICHTE, SCh.e.l.lING, AND SCHLEIERMACHER By FRANK THILLY, PH.D., LL.D. Professor of P
- 398 But it is not Nature, it is liberty itself, that occasions the most numerous and the most fearful disorders among our kind. The direst enemy of man is man.It is the destination of our race to unite in one body, thoroughly acquainted with itself in all its
- 399 Agreeably to what has now been advanced, the law of the supersensuous world should be a _Will_.A Will which acts purely and simply as will, by its own agency, entirely without any instrument or sensuous medium of its efficacy; which is absolutely, in itse
- 400 TRANSLATED BY LOUIS H. GRAY, PH.D.ADDRESS EIGHT The Definition of a Nation in the Higher Sense of the Word, and of Patriotism The last four addresses have answered the question, What is the German as contrasted with other nations of Teutonic origin? The a