The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . to escape imprisonmentfor debt, and thereafter eked out his income by tutoring. His subsequent liter-ary success rendered him free from care, and in 1804 he settled in Bayreuth,receiving in 1808 a pension of one thousand florins. The University of Heidel-berg conferred upon him the degree of in 1817, and in 1820 he was electeda member of the Bavarian academy of sciences. His most notable books include
The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . to escape imprisonmentfor debt, and thereafter eked out his income by tutoring. His subsequent liter-ary success rendered him free from care, and in 1804 he settled in Bayreuth,receiving in 1808 a pension of one thousand florins. The University of Heidel-berg conferred upon him the degree of in 1817, and in 1820 he was electeda member of the Bavarian academy of sciences. His most notable books include The Invisible Lodge (1793), Hesperus (1795), Biographical Recreationsunder the Cranium of a Giantess (1796), The Life of Quintus Fixlein(1796), Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces (1797), The Jubilating Senior(1797), The Country Valley (1797), Titan (1803), Wild Oats (1804),Introduction to ^Esthetics (1805), Levana; or, Theory of Education(1807), and Selina; or, On the Immortality of the Soul, left unfinished.] With a sick mind and a sick heart, and without money,Siebenkses begun the last day of the year. The day itself hadput on its most beautiful summer dress — one of Berlin blue;. JEAN PAUL FRIEDRICII RICHTER THE RIFT IN THE LUTE. 7335 it was as cerulean as Krishna, or the new sect of Grahamites, orthe Jews in Persia. It had had a fire lighted in the balloonstove of the sun, and the snow, delicately candied upon theearth, melted into wintergreen, like the sugar on some cun-ningly devised supper dish, as soon as the hills were broughtwithin reach of its warmth. The year seemed to be sayinggood-by to Time as if with a cheerful warmth, attended withjoyful tears. Firmian longed to run and sun himself uponthe moist, green sward; but he had Professor Lang, of Bay-reuth, to review first. He wrote reviews as many people offer up prayers — onlyin time of need. It was like the water carrying of the Athe-nian, done that he might afterwards devote himself to thestudies of his choice wit
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