. Old love stories retold. Heine and MathildeMathilde for Heine, alike is only to beexplained by that mysterious explanation— faith. That Heine understood his love forMathilde, so far as any man of genius canunderstand his love, and was satisfiedwith it so far as any man of genius can hewith any love, we may be quite sure. Hismany letters about her, and to her, proveit. All the elemental simplicities of hernature — the very bourgeoise traits whichmade his friends wonder — alike inter-ested him, and drew him closer towardher. When she weaves a rug for hisfriend Lewald, how seriously he takes it
. Old love stories retold. Heine and MathildeMathilde for Heine, alike is only to beexplained by that mysterious explanation— faith. That Heine understood his love forMathilde, so far as any man of genius canunderstand his love, and was satisfiedwith it so far as any man of genius can hewith any love, we may be quite sure. Hismany letters about her, and to her, proveit. All the elemental simplicities of hernature — the very bourgeoise traits whichmade his friends wonder — alike inter-ested him, and drew him closer towardher. When she weaves a rug for hisfriend Lewald, how seriously he takes it!He could laugh at all things in heavenand earth, but when Mathilde weaves arug for his friend he takes life seriously. How domestic Heine could be iswitnessed by a letter of his — to Mathildefrom Hamburg in 18L23 — in regard to herbuying a hat for his sister and another forhis niece — giving careful directions asto style and price. Mathilde and he had ??•.
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