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In pain is a new time born....

In pain is a new time born.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

When I spoke, I was listened t...

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

On recovering my senses, I has...

On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

All possible means were used b...

All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

After a prosperous, but to me ...

After a prosperous, but to me very wearisome, voyage, we came at last into port. Immediately on landing I got together my few effects; and, squeezing myself through the crowd, went into the nearest and humblest inn which first met my gaze.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

In this watering-place I acted...

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

I will give you three days to ...

I will give you three days to seek your shadow. Return to me in the course of that time with a well-fitted shadow, and you shall receive a hearty welcome; otherwise, on the fourth day - remember, on the fourth day - my daughter becomes the wife of another.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

Of what use were wings to a ma...

Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

Because it appears to me a haz...

Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

A person without a shadow shou...

A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

What use would wings be to a m...

What use would wings be to a man bound in iron fetters? They would only drive him to even greater despair.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

Hope roves in a future of fame...

Hope roves in a future of fame and wealth.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

When I spoke, I was listened t...

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

This man, although he appeared...

This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

The word majesty was now dropp...

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

On recovering my senses, I has...

On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

Of what use were wings to a ma...

Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

My vanity was flattered by hav...

My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

My first care the following mo...

My first care the following morning was, to devise some means of discovering the man in the grey cloak.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

In this watering-place I acted...

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.

Adelbert Chamisso 26 quotes

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