Minna Von Barnhelm, Oder, Das Soldatenglück, Lustspiel in Fünf AufzügenD.C. Heath & Company, 1898 - 178 pages |
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20 Das Fräulein 66 Line action Auftritt Brief character classic comedy comic Compare critic criticism Dame development drama dramatic Ehre Emilia Galotti English excellent expression Feldjäger first force found Franziska Frauenzimmerchen French Freund friend gehen Geld generally genitive German geschwind gewiß given Glück gnädiges Fräulein good great Hand heißt Heraklius Herr Major Herr Wachtmeister Herr Wirt Herrn hören Ihro Gnaden Indem iſt jezt Juft Kind kommen landlord language laß laſſen läßt later Lessing Lessing's lieber life Line 17 Line 28 literary Louisdor love machen made Mademoiselle make Mann meaning means Minna von Barnhelm Minna's muß müſſen never Paul Werner piece Pistolen play present probably Riccaut Ring sagen SCENE schuldig second sehen ſein ſelbſt sense ſich ſie ſind soll Spaß study taken Tellheim Tellheim's Thaler time Transl true Unglück Unsere used viel Wachtmeister weiß whole wieder wiſſen wohl wollen works years Zimmer
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