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Title: The fight with the dragon. A romance
Year: 1825 (1820s)
Authors: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, tr Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857, illus
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Publisher: London, S. Prowett
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n became : He who advances heavenward Is not (thought he) to blame.The stole and cincture for the waislUpon the pious Priest he placd ;And in due order he proceededTo bring the holy vessels needed. XXI. And when thus far his task was oer, The mass-book in his hand.To th altar walkd he on before And took below his stand.He knelt him left, he knelt him right,On every sign he kept his sight,And with the Sanctus slow propounded,Al the dread name his bell thrice sounded. FRIDOLIN. XXII. Drauf als der Priester fromm sich neigtUnd, zum Altar gewandt,Den Gott, den gegenwärtigen, zeigt,In hocherhabner Hand,Da kündet es der SacristanMit hellem Glöcklein klingend an,Und alles kniet und schl gt die Brüste,Sich fromm bekreuzend vor dem Christe. XXIII. So übt er jedes pünktlich aus,Mit schnell gewandtem Sinn,Was Brauch ist in dem Gotteshaus,Er hat es alles inn, Und wird nicht müde bis zum Schluss,Biss beim vobiscum dominusDer Priester zur Gemein sich wendet,Die heilge Handlung segnend endet.
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FRIDOLIN. XXII. And when the holy Priest had bowd With all solemnity,And shewd the Host, the present God, In hand uplifted high,The Page, who knew his duty well,Rang shrill and clear his little bell:All beat their breasts, and kneeling lowly,Crossd them before the Saviour holy, XXIII. All was performd with punctual rite, And in no part he err d;Whateer is done before Gods sight, He knew it word for word.He nought omitted serving thusTo the Vobiscum Dominus,When blessing ail the Priest descended,And thus the holy service ended. FRIDOLIN. XXIV. Da stellt er jedes wiederumIn Ordnung säuberlich,Erst reinigt er das Heiligthum,Und dann entfernt er sich,Und eilt in des Gewissens RuhDen Eisenhütten heiter zu,Spricht unterwegs, die Zahl zu füllen,Zwölf Paternoster noch im Stillen. XXV. Und als er rauchen sieht den Schlot,Und sieht die Knechte stehn,Da ruft er : Was der Graf gebot,Ihr Knechte, ists geschehn ?Und grinzend zerren sie den Mund,Und deuten in des Ofens Schlund: Der ist besorgt u
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