An Introduction to a Course of German Literature: In Lectures to the Students of the University of LondonJ. Taylor, 1830 - 157 pages |
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... appear to be somewhat difficult to define strictly the signification of the word literature , since almost every writer on the subject extends , or confines , the limits of this signification . But we may , perhaps , come to a clearer ...
... appear to be somewhat difficult to define strictly the signification of the word literature , since almost every writer on the subject extends , or confines , the limits of this signification . But we may , perhaps , come to a clearer ...
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... appears to me to be the best cal- culated to afford an acquaintance with this branch of German literature , since literature must be considered an essential part of history . The literature of a people is the great repository of their ...
... appears to me to be the best cal- culated to afford an acquaintance with this branch of German literature , since literature must be considered an essential part of history . The literature of a people is the great repository of their ...
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... appear paradoxical , and sometimes even unintelligible . The thought of considering the history of man- kind as the biography of an individual is not new ; and Jean Paul Richter tells us , that the youth of a people is no metaphor , but ...
... appear paradoxical , and sometimes even unintelligible . The thought of considering the history of man- kind as the biography of an individual is not new ; and Jean Paul Richter tells us , that the youth of a people is no metaphor , but ...
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... appear the particular representatives of its character ; yet so that , in the history of such sepa- rate peoples , all the epochs of human life , down to extreme old age , are nevertheless distinctly traceable . Now the east , as it ...
... appear the particular representatives of its character ; yet so that , in the history of such sepa- rate peoples , all the epochs of human life , down to extreme old age , are nevertheless distinctly traceable . Now the east , as it ...
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... appear to have advanced a step beyond the Hindoos , yet their history , as far as we know it , also bears the mark of childhood . Here , however , intellect has burst its fetters : con- templation is no longer confined to the fields of ...
... appear to have advanced a step beyond the Hindoos , yet their history , as far as we know it , also bears the mark of childhood . Here , however , intellect has burst its fetters : con- templation is no longer confined to the fields of ...
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¯NEID ¯SCHYLUS appears artist called character Charlemagne chivalry classical clergy cultivation culture dialect divine dramatic earthly Egyptian elements emperor empire endeavoured English epic epos Erasmus eternal Europe European mankind evinced expression faith feeling and fancy Foolscap 8vo freedom German literature GOWER STREET gradually Grecian Greek art hierarchy High German language Hindoos history of mankind honour human mind Iliad impulse individual influence intellect JOHN TAYLOR Julius Charles Hare Latin Laurentius Valla laws Lectures literary LL.D Luther lyrical lyrical poetry ment mental middle ages modern moral nations nature northern object Pagan papal passions peculiar perfect period poet poetical poetry political pope popular princes PRINTED FOR JOHN Professor protestantism racter reason Reformation religion religious representative Roman Rome Second Edition sensual sentiments songs soul spirit splendour striving Suabian tendency tion TREATISE truth Ulrich von Hutten universal University of London UPPER GOWER STREET words worldly youth
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Page 154 - Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, Ein' gute Wehr und Waffen, Er hilft uns frei aus aller Not, Die uns jetzt hat betroffen. Der alt' böse Feind Mit Ernst er's jetzt meint; Groß' Macht und viel List Sein' grausam Rüstung ist, Auf Erd
Page 59 - Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul; and, as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here, so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows reason at religion's sight; So dies, and so dissolves in supernatural light.