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Page 238 - spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden ; for behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name.
Page 322 - Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, ihr geliebten Triften, Ihr traulich stillen Thäler, lebet wohl! Johanna wird nun nicht mehr auf euch wandeln, Johanna sagt euch ewig Lebewohl
Page 322 - Lebt wohl, ihr Grotten und ihr kühlen Brunnen! Du Echo, holde stimme dieses Thals, Die oft mir Antwort gab auf meine Lieder, Johanna geht, und nimmer kehrt sie wieder
Page 314 - and told them she was the bride of Heaven, and happier in her convent than she
Page 154 - and, if that is not devotion, chivalric behavior and splendid respect, the world has none to show, and you are an
Page 314 - forth with a train of nuns, all dressed in white, and made the brothers friends,
Page 299 - German religious reverence sends its roots deep into the past. A strong agent in keeping it alive is to be found in the hymns of the church, and the music connected with them. These hymns, laden with the highest hopes and inspirations of past centuries, take hold upon the German heart to-day.
Page 150 - It is a pity that German men should not submit themselves to be kneaded and rolled into shape and gentility by the tender fingers of their wives and daughters. There can be no sweeter, tenderer refiners in the world than German ladies. They fret out their little lives because
Page 262 - as many devils in Worms as tiles on the roofs of the houses
Page 179 - the descent of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost. The