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- Sketch of the Life and Literary Career of Augustus Von Kotzebue (pt. 2387); With the Journal of His Tour to Paris, at the Close of the Year 1790
Sketch of the Life and Literary Career of Augustus Von Kotzebue With the Journal of His Tour to Paris at the Close of the Year 1790
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pt. 2387
Author:
August von Kotzebue
Volume: pt. 2387 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1800 Original Publisher: Printed by C. Whittingham for H. D. Symonds Subjects: Dramatists, German Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books editi
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on of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PREFACE. DEAREST READER, I DO not pretend to confider this little work as likely to be ufeful, perhaps it may not be even entertaining. I write it to footh the anguifh of my foul -- I write it in the moft wretched moments of my life. The lofs of a wife whom I loved inexpref- fibly, drove me forth into the wide world. I fled the place where my repofe was buried for ever -- whence angels had claimed a fif- ter's prefence among themfelves. Ah ! the place I could fly, but the image of my Fre- derica followed me every where, and only in death, when I mall prefs the original again to my bofom, will it forfake me. 'Tis become a matter of indifpenfible neceffity to my heart to be always talking I ' oror writing of her. The hope of allaying my anguim has placed the pen in my hand -- but the form of my beloved wife hovers over the paper; I know not what I mail write, yet I fee plainly it will be only of her. Ye, who have hearts capable of fympa- thy! -- Ye, who have fometimes dropped a tear at the reprefentation. of my dramas! if ever I acquired merit in your eyes reward it by weeping with roe foif my be- kxved Fredetdca!: -- Or at leaft fpare your cenfures. if you take this book into youc hands, and perhaps do not find in it what you feek. Indulge me with writing of her ! -- fpurn me not if even the remote ft ©bje£l ftill brings me infenfibly to her ! -- . Heaven preferve ye all from experiencing like affliction ! yet if ever a fimilar fate fliould be yours, ye fhall not intreat my eompaffion in va...
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ISBN-13:
9781150288005
ISBN-10:
1150288000
Publication Date:
12/19/2009
Pages:
158
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