The Works of Frederick Schiller: History of the revolt of the Netherlands, cont. Trials of Counts Egmont and HornBohn, 1846 |
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... midst of thick darkness , which the tapers only served to render more sensible , with heavy masses falling on all sides , and though on the very topmost steps of the ladders , they scuffled with each other HISTORY OF THE.
... midst of thick darkness , which the tapers only served to render more sensible , with heavy masses falling on all sides , and though on the very topmost steps of the ladders , they scuffled with each other HISTORY OF THE.
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Friedrich Schiller. steps of the ladders , they scuffled with each other for the ho- nours of demolition - yet no one suffered the least injury . In spite of the many tapers which lighted them below in their villanous work , not a single ...
Friedrich Schiller. steps of the ladders , they scuffled with each other for the ho- nours of demolition - yet no one suffered the least injury . In spite of the many tapers which lighted them below in their villanous work , not a single ...
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... step would not fail to encourage still more the inso- lence of the rebels ; she remained immoveable in this desperate condition . As messenger after messenger arrived to warn her that the Iconoclasts were advancing against the ...
... step would not fail to encourage still more the inso- lence of the rebels ; she remained immoveable in this desperate condition . As messenger after messenger arrived to warn her that the Iconoclasts were advancing against the ...
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... step . She threw the whole blame upon the nobles , who had kept her a prisoner in Brussels and compelled her to it by force . Above all , she complained bitterly of the Prince of Orange . This business accomplished , all the governors ...
... step . She threw the whole blame upon the nobles , who had kept her a prisoner in Brussels and compelled her to it by force . Above all , she complained bitterly of the Prince of Orange . This business accomplished , all the governors ...
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... steps , and thwart his measures if they appeared dangerous . To Count Egmont , the clergy in Flanders paid a contribution of forty thousand gold florins for the maintenance of 1500 men , whom he distributed among the places where danger ...
... steps , and thwart his measures if they appeared dangerous . To Count Egmont , the clergy in Flanders paid a contribution of forty thousand gold florins for the maintenance of 1500 men , whom he distributed among the places where danger ...
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Alva Antwerp arms army ATTINGHAUSEN Bohemia Brabant bridge Brussels BURGOMASTER BUTLER Calvinists camp churches command Count Mansfeld COUNTESS court Croats CUIRASSIER dare deed DEVEREUX DUCHESS Duke Duke of Alva Egmont Egra Emperor enemy enter evil Exit eyes faith fate father favour fear force fortune Friedland FURST garrison GESSL GESSLER Ghent give GORDON hand hath hear heart Heaven HEDW honour hope ILLO ISOLANI king KUONI Küssnacht land league look lord MACDONALD master Megen MELCH MELCHTHAL ne'er Netherlands NEUBRUNN never noble o'er oath OCTAVIO peace PICCOLOMINI Prince of Orange QUESTENBERG regent regiments RUDENZ RUODI SCENE Scheldt SECOND YAGER SERGEANT SERVANT soldiers soul Spaniards Spanish spirit stand STAUFF STAUFFACHER SUTLER-WOMAN Swedes sword TELL TERZKY thee THEKLA thine thou hast town troops TRUMPETER trust Twas vessels Viglius WALLENSTEIN whole word WRANGEL
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Page 236 - And if this be the science of the stars, I too, with glad and zealous industry, Will learn acquaintance with this cheerful faith. It is a gentle and affectionate thought, That in immeasurable heights above us, At our first birth, the wreath of love was woven, With sparkling stars for flowers.
Page 312 - Above all others make I large concession. For thou must move a world, and be the master — He kills thee who condemns thee to inaction. So be it then ! maintain thee in thy post By violence. Resist the Emperor, And, if it must be, force with force repel : I will not praise it, yet I can forgive it. But not — not to the traitor — yes!
Page 424 - From the highest, As from the vilest thing of every day He learns to wean himself ; for the strong hours Conquer him. Yet I feel what I have lost In him. The bloom is vanished from my life. For O ! he stood beside me, like my youth, Transformed for me the real to a dream, Clothing the palpable and familiar With golden exhalations of the dawn.
Page 545 - SCENE III. The whole valley before TELL'S house, the heights which enclose it occupied by peasants, grouped into tableaux. Some are seen crossing a lofty bridge, which crosses the Shechen. WALTER FURST with the two boys.
Page 288 - And fed this heart here with a dream ? Because I did not scowl temptation from my presence, Dallied with thoughts of possible fulfilment, Commenced no movement, left all time uncertain, And only kept the road, the access open ? By the great God of Heaven! it was not My serious meaning, it was ne'er resolved. I but amused myself with thinking of it. The free-will tempted me, the power to do Or not to do it.
Page 236 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale or piny mountain, Or forest, by slow stream or pebbly spring, Or chasms, and watery depths ; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason...
Page 499 - ELSEETH return. TELL. Go, go, good people, I can help myself. Think you, had I a mind to use my strength, These pikes of theirs should daunt me ? MELCHTHAL (to FRIESSHARDT).
Page 542 - Gracious Heaven, So young, of such a noble line, the grandson Of Rudolph, once my lord and Emperor, An outcast — murderer — standing at my door, The poor man's door — a suppliant, in despair! (Covers his face) John If you have power to weep, oh let my fate Move your compassion — it is horrible.
Page 385 - His marvellous preservation had transformed him. Thenceforth he held himself for an exempted And privileged being, and, as if he were Incapable of dizziness or fall, He ran along the unsteady rope of life. But now our destinies drove us asunder : He paced with rapid step the way of greatness, Was Count, and Prince, Duke-regent, and Dictator. And now is all, all this too little for him ; He stretches forth his hands for a king's crown, And plunges in unfathomable ruin.
Page 428 - Was wont to preach, now once more preaching; I know well, that all sublunary things Are still the vassals of vicissitude. The unpropitious gods demand their tribute. This long ago the ancient pagans knew And therefore of their...