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"[2] I should like you to regard all I have just said as a kind of preface, the object of which is to illustrate the title of my lectures and to guard me against any possible misunderstanding and unjustified criticisms. I SHOULD LIKE YOU TO REGARD ALL I HAVE JUST SAID AS A KIND OF PREFACE THE OBJECT OF WHICH IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE TITLE OF MY LECTURES AND TO GUARD ME AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND UNJUSTIFIED CRITICISMS
erständliches_,"[1] excites our envy neither in regard to his faith nor in regard to that egregious word "_selbstverständlich_," so frequently heard in fashionable circles. He, however, who holds the opposite view and is therefore in despair, does not need to fight any longer: all he requires is to give himself up to solitude in order soon to be alone. Albeit, between those who take everything for granted and these anchorites, there stand the _fighters_--that is to say, those who still have hope, and as the noblest and sublimest example of this class, we recognise Schiller as he is described by Goethe in his "Epilogue to the Bell." "Brighter now glow'd his cheek, and still more bright With that unchanging, ever youthful glow:-- That courage which o'ercomes, in hard-fought fight, Sooner or later ev'ry earthly foe,-- That faith which soaring to the realms of light, Now boldly presseth on, now bendeth low, So that the good may work, wax, thrive amain, So that the day the noble may attain. ATE OF AFFAIRS AND WHO ACQUIESCES IN IT AS SOMETHING SINCE VERSTANLICH EXCITES OUR ENVY NEITHER IN REGARD TO HIS FAITH NOR IN REGARD TO THAT EGREGIOUS WORD SAYS VERSTAND LICH SO FREQUENTLY HEARD IN FASHIONABLE CIRCLES HE HOWEVER WHO HOLDS THE OPPOSITE VIEW AND IS THEREFORE IN DESPAIR DOES NOT NEED TO FIGHT ANY LONGER ALL HE REQUIRES IS TO GIVE HIMSELF UP TO SOLITUDE IN ORDER TO BE ALONE ALBEIT BETWEEN THOSE WHO TAKE EVERYTHING FOR GRANTED THESE ANCHORITES THERE STAND THE FIGHTERS THAT IS TO SAY THOSE WHO STILL HAVE HOPE AND AS THE NOBLEST AND SUBLIMEST EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASS WE RECOGNISE SCHILLER AS HE IS DESCRIBED BY GERTA IN HIS EPILOGUE TO THE BELL BRIGHTER NOW GLOWED HIS CHEEK AND STILL MORE BRIGHT WITH THE UNCHANGING EVER YOUTHFUL GLOW THAT COURAGE WHICH O'ER COMES IN HARD FOUGHT FIGHT SOONER OR LATER EVERY EARTHLY FOE THAT FAITH WHICH SOARING TO THE REALMS OF LIGHT NOW BOLDLY PRESSETH ON NOW BENDETH LOW SO THAT THE GOOD MAY WORK MAX THRIVE EMEN SO THAT THE DAY THE NOBLE MAY ATTAIN
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