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... ring which was an heirloom in the family . That ring was always given to the ' favourite son , ' who by virtue of this distinction became the 1 The title of Boccaccio's Novella is : Melchisedech giudeo con una novella di tre anelia ...
... ring which was an heirloom in the family . That ring was always given to the ' favourite son , ' who by virtue of this distinction became the 1 The title of Boccaccio's Novella is : Melchisedech giudeo con una novella di tre anelia ...
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... ring to each of them , he got two rings made exactly like it , and gives one to each of his sons , before his death , as the genuine one ; but- ' Scarce is the father dead , each with his ring Appears , and claims to be the lord o ' th ...
... ring to each of them , he got two rings made exactly like it , and gives one to each of his sons , before his death , as the genuine one ; but- ' Scarce is the father dead , each with his ring Appears , and claims to be the lord o ' th ...
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... ring of Nathan . Be it strange , extravagant , improbable , there is that in the book which endears it everywhere to ... rings caused the greatest enthusiasm ; and even the most phlegmatic Moslems burst into loud applause at the end of ...
... ring of Nathan . Be it strange , extravagant , improbable , there is that in the book which endears it everywhere to ... rings caused the greatest enthusiasm ; and even the most phlegmatic Moslems burst into loud applause at the end of ...
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... ring to Just with the direction to pledge it . The Major retires ( scene 11 ) , and his servant is joined ( scene 12 ) by Paul Werner , who declares that he means to enlist under the banner of Prince Heraclius , ' who was fight- ing in ...
... ring to Just with the direction to pledge it . The Major retires ( scene 11 ) , and his servant is joined ( scene 12 ) by Paul Werner , who declares that he means to enlist under the banner of Prince Heraclius , ' who was fight- ing in ...
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... fremden Dame ist mir 30 empfindlicher als die Grobheit des Wirths . Hier nimm diesen Ring , die einzige Kostbarkeit , die mir übrig ist , von - der ich nie geglaubt hätte , einen solchen Gebrauch 20 Minna von Barnhelm .
... fremden Dame ist mir 30 empfindlicher als die Grobheit des Wirths . Hier nimm diesen Ring , die einzige Kostbarkeit , die mir übrig ist , von - der ich nie geglaubt hätte , einen solchen Gebrauch 20 Minna von Barnhelm .
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andere Auftritt Augen Balliol College Bediente bekommen Berlin besser bringen Clarendon Press Series cloth College critical Das Fräulein Der Wirth Dienste dramatic eben Edition Ehre einmal English erst expression fcap Feldjäger formerly Fellow Franziska Frau Frauenzimmerchen French Freund geben gehen Geht Geld German gern geschwind gewiß Glück glücklich gnädiges Fräulein Goethe gute guten habe hätte Herr Major Herr Wachtmeister Herr Wirth Herrn höre hören idiomatic Ihro Gnaden indem Jacob Grimm jezt Kamenz Komm kommen kommt können landlord lassen läßt Latin Lessing Lessing's Liebe lieber literary literature machen macht Mädchen Mann Minna von Barnhelm muß nehmen Oriel College Oxford Paul Werner play Professor recht rendered Riccaut Ring sagen Saxony scene schon schönes Kind schuldig sehen sein sense soll sollte sprechen Tellheim Thaler transl translated Unglück unglücklich verb vergessen viel wahr weiß weiter wenig wieder Wilhelm Tell wissen wohl Wolfenbüttel wollen wollte word würde Zimmer
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Page 162 - Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Page 190 - The books and documents referring to the Tell legend, are in themselves a library; but Dr. Buchheim, in an exhaustive essay prefixed to the tragedy, has condensed the contents of that library into two dozen most interesting pages. He gives a history of the Forest Cantons, traces the origin and growth and spreading of the legend of Tell with a zeal and consequent completeness with which it has never yet been treated.
Page xlvi - To vie with both his brothers in displaying The virtue of his ring ; assist its might With gentleness, benevolence, forbearance, With inward resignation to the godhead, And if the virtues of the ring continue To show themselves among your children's children, After a thousand thousand years, appear Before this judgment-seat — a greater one Than I shall sit upon it, and decide.
Page xlvi - For all that follows may be guessed of course. Scarce is the father dead, each with his ring Appears, and claims to be the lord o' th' house. Comes question, strife, complaint ; all to no end, For the true ring could no more be distinguished Than now can — the true faith.
Page xxxiii - ... délice; et il pourra arriver que notre langue polie et perfectionnée s'étende en faveur de nos bons écrivains d'un bout de l'Europe à l'autre.