I mean the Vehmic tribunals of Westphalia; a name so awful in men's ears during many centuries, and which, through the genius of Goethe, has again been revived in public fancy with a full share of its ancient terrors... The Waverley Novels - Pagina viiidoor Walter Scott - 1920Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Walter Scott - 1851 - 434 pagina’s
...opinion, to be pointed out to an author, without meeting with a candid and respectful acknowledgment. With regard to a general subject of great curiosity...I mean the Vehmic tribunals of Westphalia, a name eo awful in men's ears during many centuries, and which, through the genius of Goethe, has again been... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853 - 542 pagina’s
...opinion, to be pointed out to an author, without meeting with a candid and respectful acknowledgment. With regard to a general subject of great curiosity...ears during many centuries, and which, through the genins of Goethe, has again been revived in public fancy with a full share of its ancient terrors,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1879 - 610 pagina’s
...opinion, to be pointed out to an author, without meeting with a candid and respectful acknowledgment. With regard to a general subject of great curiosity...ears during many centuries, and which, through the genins of Goethe, has again been revived in public fancy with a full share of its ancient terrors,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1894 - 782 pagina’s
...opinion, to be pointed out to an author, without meeting with a candid and respectful acknowledgment. With regard to a general subject of great curiosity...touched at some length in this narrative, I mean the Vehmlc tribunals of Westphalia, a name so awful in men's ears during many centuries, and which, through... | |
| Modern Language Association of America - 1922 - 1032 pagina’s
...introduction to the second edition (1831), that he had touched at some length in the narrative upon "the Vehmic tribunals of Westphalia, a name so awful...public fancy with a full share of its ancient terrors." This introduction also contains a long and thrilling treatise on the Vehmgericht, taken from Francis... | |
| 1923 - 492 pagina’s
...friend Skene he now makes use of. In the Introduction to the last edition of this novel Scott mentions the "Vehmic tribunals of Westphalia, a name so awful...been revived in public fancy with a full share of the ancient terrors." As he uses these words he has in mind, of course, that early link between himself... | |
| William Macintosh - 1925 - 264 pagina’s
...the Vehme Gericht. ' ' With regard to a general subject of great curiosity and interest," he says, "in the eyes at least of all antiquarian students,...have touched at some length in this narrative, I mean 146 the " Vehmic " tribunals of Westphalia, a name so awful in men's ears during many centuries, and... | |
| Walter Scott - 2001 - 422 pagina’s
...opinion, to be pointed out to an author, without meeting with a candid and respectful acknowledgment. With regard to a general subject of great curiosity...touched at some length in this narrative, I mean the Tehmic tribunals of Westphalia, a name so awful in men's ears during many centuries, and which, through... | |
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