Memoirs of Frederick and Margaret Klopstock, translated from the German

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T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1818

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Страница 96 - I raillied them again, and said that they must have a very friendshipless heart, if they had no idea of friendship to a man as well as to a woman. Thus it continued eight months, in which time my friends found as much love in Klopstock's letters as in me. I perceived it likewise, but I would not believe it. At the last Klopstock said plainly, that he loved; and I startled as for a wrong thing. I answered, that it was no love, but friendship, as it was what I felt for him; we had not seen one another...
Страница 1 - We know that when the body returns to the earth as it was, the spirit returns to GOD who gave it...
Страница 145 - ... the free and ingenuous sort of such as evidently were born to study and love learning for itself, not for lucre, or any other end but the service of God and of truth, and perhaps that lasting fame and perpetuity of praise which God and good men have consented shall be the reward of those whose published labours advance the good of mankind...
Страница 93 - Hohorst?) and then I was only the single young girl. You have since written the manly Clarissa, without my prayer : oh you have done it, to the great joy and thanks of all your happy readers! Now you can write no more, you must write the history of an Angel.
Страница 100 - I read lately in the newspaper that Dr. Young was made Bishop of Bristol. I must think it is another Young: how could the King make him only bishop, and Bishop of Bristol, while the place of Canterbury is vacant! I think the King knows not at all that there is a Young who illustrates his reign.
Страница 95 - After having seen him two hours, I was obliged to pass the evening in a company which never had been so wearisome to me. I could not speak ; I could not play ; I thought, I saw nothing but Klopstock.
Страница 102 - ... we knew its true aim and whole extent. No one of my friends is so happy as I am; but no one has had courage to marry as I did. They have married, - as people marry; and they are happy, - as people are happy. Only one as I may say, my dearest friend, is unhappy, though she had as good a purpose as I myself.
Страница 105 - She had an excellent character, but is long since dead. " This is no letter but only a newspaper of your Hamburg daughter. When I have my husband and my child I will write you more (if God gives me health and life). You will think that I shall be not a mother only but a nurse also ; though the latter (thank God that the former is not so too) is quite against fashion and good breeding, and though nobody can think it possible to be always with the child at home ! "M. KLOPSTOCK.
Страница 95 - At the least my thoughts were ever with him filled, especially because his friend told me very much of his character. But I had no hopes ever to see him, when quite unexpectedly I heard that he should pass through Hamburg. I wrote immediately to the same friend, for procuring by his means that I might see the author of' The Messiah
Страница 101 - Though I can read very well your handwriting, you shall write no more if it is incommodious to you. Be so good to dictate only to Mrs. Patty; it will be very agreeable to me to have so amiable a correspondent. And then I will, still more than now, preserve the two of your own handwriting as treasures. I am very glad, Sir, that you will take my English as it is. I...

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