The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times . there ? Enter, with majestic step,Louise (Hensels sister), saying that she heard thievesrummaging about in the hall, and then going into thegarden with a lantern. She had thought it her dutyto wake somebody, but had only wanted to call theservant, and was very sorry for having disturbed gets up, wraps himself in a red blanket, andgoes into the hall with a drawn sword, Louise in herdressing-gown and night-cap showing him a opens the door just in time, for the thief withhis lantern is on the point of escaping toward thegarden.
The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times . there ? Enter, with majestic step,Louise (Hensels sister), saying that she heard thievesrummaging about in the hall, and then going into thegarden with a lantern. She had thought it her dutyto wake somebody, but had only wanted to call theservant, and was very sorry for having disturbed gets up, wraps himself in a red blanket, andgoes into the hall with a drawn sword, Louise in herdressing-gown and night-cap showing him a opens the door just in time, for the thief withhis lantern is on the point of escaping toward thegarden. When he hears the noise he looks around,and seeing a red spectre with a drawn sword, runsaway, Wilhelm after him. The thief makes straightfor the gardeners lodge. When they both are inthe gardeners room, pursuer and pursued burst intoa peal of laughter, Professor Hensel! ProfessorEncke! I beg you a thousand pardons, but I tookyou for a burglar ! From this home Felix went forth to become in hissphere a conqueror, the favorite of princes, and at. FELIX MENDELSSOHN. 34- THE STORY OF THE JEWS. the same time of peasants, the recipient of homagethe most enthusiastic and intoxicating, in all thelands of Europe, an outpouring which he seems tohave undergone without injury to his character, forto the end of his too short life he remained simple,affectionate, and dignified. The music that he wrote,like the lyrical poetry of Goethe, reflected accuratelythe mood for the time being of the spirit from whichit proceeded. The Scottish Symphony and the Isles of Fingal suggest the wild beauty of theHighlands and Hebrides, the far North, upon whosesoil they were elaborated. The reading of Faust brought forth the Walpurgis Nacht, the study ofGreek, the music for the Antigone and the CEdi-pus. He found the best appreciation in England,chiefly for his sacred music, and this appreciation,reacting upon him, perhaps brought it to pass thathis works in this field are his masterpieces. Hisgreat oratorio
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