Faust, a dramatic poem, tr. into Engl. prose with notes by the translator of Savigny's 'Of the vocation of our age for legislation'C. Roworth and Sons, 1833 - 279 էջ |
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Allan Cunningham allusion already ALTMAYER amongst angel appears art thou Baubo beautiful Blocksberg blood Book of Job bosom BRANDER breast change rings child CHORUS death devil Dies iræ earth English expression eyes fair feel fire Franz Horn FROSCH German German language German literature give Goethe Goethe's Gower heart heaven honour insert Leipzig light Lilith literally look Lord F lordship MARGARET MARTHA means mind mistakes mode Molière MONKEYS mother nature never night once passage Pentagram pleasure poem poet poodle poor prose qu'il round scene sense SIEBEL sings song sort soul spirit stand Stapfer STUDENT supposed sur la table sweet tell thee thing Thou art thou hast thought tion topheles tout translation VALENTINE voice WAGNER whilst whole wine wish WITCH word young
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Էջ 203 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up...
Էջ 211 - For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better : nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
Էջ 211 - Sound needed none, Nor any voice of joy; his spirit drank The spectacle : sensation, soul, and form, All melted into him ; they swallowed up His animal being ; in them did he live, And by them did he live ; they were his life.
Էջ 211 - What soul was his, when, from the naked top Of some bold headland, he beheld the sun Rise up, and bathe the world in light!
Էջ 238 - With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.
Էջ 205 - tis a thing impossible to frame Conceptions equal to the Soul's desires ; And the most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the Soul is competent to gain.
Էջ 211 - The imperfect offices of prayer and praise, His mind was a thanksgiving to the power That made him; it was blessedness and love!
Էջ 244 - A work which marks out all the leading epochs in philosophy, and gives minute chronological information concerning: them, with biographical notices of the founders and followers of the principal schools, ample texts of their work*, and an account of the principal editions. In a word, to the student of philosophy, I know of no work in English likely to prove half so uaeful."— Hayvtard, in Aw Tratulation of Goethe's Fatut.
Էջ 237 - ... steadfastly upon them, and in all probability he will see the singular spectacle of his own shadow extending to the length of five or six hundred feet at the distance of about two miles before him.
Էջ 197 - Nor in the pomp of proud audacious deeds, Intends our Muse to vaunt his heavenly verse : Only this, gentlemen, — we must perform The form of Faustus' fortunes, good or bad: To patient judgments we appeal our plaud, And speak for Faustus in his infancy.