The Heidenmauer: Or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine, Volume 1Carey & Lea, 1832 - American literature |
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Page 49
... lives . Say then boldly that you are a Deurckheim , and dread not my dis- pleasure . " " Since it is thy good pleasure , benevolent monk , I will say boldly that we are of Deurckheim . " " And you come to consult the holy Anchorite of ...
... lives . Say then boldly that you are a Deurckheim , and dread not my dis- pleasure . " " Since it is thy good pleasure , benevolent monk , I will say boldly that we are of Deurckheim . " " And you come to consult the holy Anchorite of ...
Page 60
... live peaceably with thy neighbors , push nothing beyond seeming to be , for that much all will bear , since all can seem ; whereas being oftentimes sets a whole village in an uproar . It is wonderful the virtue there is in seem- ing ...
... live peaceably with thy neighbors , push nothing beyond seeming to be , for that much all will bear , since all can seem ; whereas being oftentimes sets a whole village in an uproar . It is wonderful the virtue there is in seem- ing ...
Page 62
... lives like a dog ! " exclaimed Gottlob , with an air of ad- miration and simplicity that completely misled his listener . " The one is said to comfort the body in various ways , and to know the difference between a cup of pure Rhenish ...
... lives like a dog ! " exclaimed Gottlob , with an air of ad- miration and simplicity that completely misled his listener . " The one is said to comfort the body in various ways , and to know the difference between a cup of pure Rhenish ...
Page 66
... live at peace with its fellow - creatures . But if thou wouldst have the respect of mankind , ' would he say , ' set a fair price on all thou doest , for the world will not give thee credit for disinterestedness ; and if thou workest ...
... live at peace with its fellow - creatures . But if thou wouldst have the respect of mankind , ' would he say , ' set a fair price on all thou doest , for the world will not give thee credit for disinterestedness ; and if thou workest ...
Page 97
... lives to the administrations of the altar , were quite as worthy of the sacred office as it falls to man's lot to become ; but thousands had assumed the tonsure , the cowl , or the other symbols of ecclesiastical duty , merely to enjoy ...
... lives to the administrations of the altar , were quite as worthy of the sacred office as it falls to man's lot to become ; but thousands had assumed the tonsure , the cowl , or the other symbols of ecclesiastical duty , merely to enjoy ...
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Abbé Abbey Abbot of Limburg altar Anchorite answered art thou aught baron Benedict Benedictine better Bonifacius brother brotherhood burghers Burgomaster castle chapel character choir church companion Count Emich Count of Hartenburg Count of Leiningen countenance cow-herd Deurckheim discourse Dost thou doubt duty Einsiedlen faith Father Arnolph Father Johan Father Siegfried favor feeling forester Gottlob hamlet hath heart Heidelberg Heidenmauer Heinrich Frey heresy hermit Herr Count Herr Emich holy Abbot honor Ilse Jaegerthal Knight Knight of Rhodes less listened look Lord Count Lord Emich Lottchen manner Master Berchthold means ment Meta mind monk mountain nature never noble opinions Palatinate penitent pilgrims pious prayers prelate princely Prior reverence Rhine Ritterstein Saint Saint Gall scarce shrine soul speak thee thine Thou art thou hast Thou knowest thou wilt thought tion town truth Ulrike Venloo walls wish worship wouldst young Berchthold youth
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Page 222 - By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard, Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers, Armed in proof, and led by shallow Richmond.
Page 66 - I'll never Be such a gosling to obey instinct, but stand, As if a man were author of himself And knew no other kin.
Page 141 - And the gray habit lying by to shroud Her beauty and grace. When on her knees she fell, Entering the solemn place of consecration, And from the latticed gallery came a chant Of psalms, most saint-like, most angelical, Verse after verse sung out how holily, The strain returning, and still, still returning, Methought it acted like a spell upon her, And she was casting off her earthly dross ; Yet was it sad as sweet, and, ere it closed, Came like a dirge. When her fair head was shorn, And the long tresses...