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... , even where no didactic purpose is ap- parent , that liberty is attainable , not by defiance of moral and physical law , but by obedience to it ; that happiness is to be found only in a cheerful acquies- 4 GERMAN LITERATURE.
... , even where no didactic purpose is ap- parent , that liberty is attainable , not by defiance of moral and physical law , but by obedience to it ; that happiness is to be found only in a cheerful acquies- 4 GERMAN LITERATURE.
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... moral- ity . In April , 1770 , Goethe was sufficiently restored to health to resume his studies . He did not , however , return to Leipsic , but went to the University of Strassburg , where the teaching of the law was held to be very ...
... moral- ity . In April , 1770 , Goethe was sufficiently restored to health to resume his studies . He did not , however , return to Leipsic , but went to the University of Strassburg , where the teaching of the law was held to be very ...
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... moral , though the moral is concealed under a mass of more or less obscure symbols , which often seem needlessly perplexing . The first fruit of Goethe's union with Schiller was a series of satirical epigrams , called " Die Xenien ...
... moral , though the moral is concealed under a mass of more or less obscure symbols , which often seem needlessly perplexing . The first fruit of Goethe's union with Schiller was a series of satirical epigrams , called " Die Xenien ...
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... moral sense , and are intended to secure the preservation of society . But egoism , though vari- ously disguised and turned into useful channels , is yet the leading motive in men's actions - Mephis- topheles , though a most civilized ...
... moral sense , and are intended to secure the preservation of society . But egoism , though vari- ously disguised and turned into useful channels , is yet the leading motive in men's actions - Mephis- topheles , though a most civilized ...
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... moral at all ( which is not perfectly obvious ) , it is that every man and woman should be on his guard against such rela- tions , as they are sure to lead to unhappiness and disaster . Christiane , Goethe's wife , died in 1816 , and he ...
... moral at all ( which is not perfectly obvious ) , it is that every man and woman should be on his guard against such rela- tions , as they are sure to lead to unhappiness and disaster . Christiane , Goethe's wife , died in 1816 , and he ...
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Page 137 - But delay was best, For their end was a crime." — Oh, a crime will do As well, I reply, to serve for a .test, As a virtue golden through and through, Sufficient to vindicate itself And prove its worth at a moment's view!
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Page 78 - Permit me one question," said Wilhelm : " as you have set up the life of this divine Man for a pattern and example, have you likewise selected his sufferings, his death, as a model of exalted patience ?" " Undoubtedly we have,
Page 118 - PEACE breathes along the shade Of every hill, The tree-tops of the glade Are hushed and still ; All woodland murmurs cease, The birds to rest within the brake are gone.