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leaving she Unfortunatel was the taken convent to y , live Bettina the with prioress soon her lost grandmother impressed her father , upon Frau , and the de some la child Roche years never . lat In to er
, become a renegade , but to remain a true , catholic . This speech of the good lady produced upon The Betfcina's mind an
¦ effect _what do opposite we recognise to that a which true catholic was intended Christian . with ? " she out question had hitherto , " By
more answered about , " it B . y the From sig this h of moment the hol , y however cross , " , she began thinking to ask her any - heretic ?
self Of whether all the persons God were , with a catholic whom or Bettina a deserve came in contact notice and who her
brother influenced Clemens her earl , and y her childhood friend _constituted , Fraulein two von the Giinderode full special low of . southern Clemens : and Bettina were peculiarly ; g and
passion were equall , combined y strong with in them German , producing romance a , mixture feelings not often manners to the be ,
met character with . of But a woman before like proceeding Bettina , in we our must attempt give Sturm a to brief illustrate and outline of
periode the romantic epoch , " inclinations desi a period gnated particularl of in our German heroine y adapted literature The to as irit foster " of this and age favor produced Drang the
-. sp ¦ _" writings Schiller like ' s R ' auber " Gerstenberg , " etc . Wisdom ' s Ugolino and , " " foll Gotz y Nature went von Berlichingen hand and in nothing hand , " .
but '' Down nature with " all old the fashioned general rules Young ! " and Germany " felt and desired _,
, was cry . to pected manifest to thunder its power like in Jup some iter extraordinary and sentimentalise way . like Genius Selene was ; ex to - for French
rage admiration enthusi and asm shed for of tears Ossian Shakespeare alternatel and northern and y . for Contempt Lessing thology _' s masterl everything and y the criticisms revival , ,
of the old ballad literature—combined my to create , a spirit of indignation against everything established by rule and custom . It was
this of the which beautiful excited a true the young love of g the irl ' s good mind , united and fancy to a . strong A livel contemp y sense t
which for all forms raised ; vi her gorous , above and the intuitive common want imp level of ulses , ; while these of were it is the matter elem did ents not for
regret allow her that to her become levity reall and utter y productive in fixity art or and purpose literature Fraule . in Her von . brother Clemenswho is well known as a poet ,
not Giinderode only reflect , recognised the , pure Bettina love which ' s richl they y endowed entertained mind for . her Their , but letters also
their earnest endeavors to form and educate her mind . Bettina mother confided and to them aunt her with inmo whom st thoug Bettin hts a alternatel and feelings y live . d Her , wished grand to
object give her . Bettina the of best trees , , however education and rocks , perched and like spared herself a bee no she like means rej a oiced to bird achieve in upon a bri this g the ht hest tops ; ,
_fyi sunny g day , sucking the honey from every open chalice , but less
152 Bettina O
152 BETTINA o
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1859, page 152, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051859/page/8/
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