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Correspondence Between Goethe and Carlyle
Correspondence Between Goethe and Carlyle Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: thoughts of writing a separate book on Luther, but whether this winter or not, is undecided. I delayed, three weeks, writing this Letter, till a proposal (fro... more »m some London booksellers) of my composing what they call a History of German Literature, were either finally agreed upon, or finally abandoned : but as yet neither of the two has happened. In the event of my engaging with such a work, I mean to consult with Dr. Eckermann for help ; to whom, for his friendly Letter, I beg that my thanks and best regards may be offered. All else I reserve till the Packet go. We shall think of you daily, and ever with Love. May all good be with you! I remain, your grateful Friend, Thomas Carlyle. XXIII.—Carlyle to Goethe. Craigenputtock, Dumfries, 2 2 d December 1829. Respected Sir—The Packet, which I some time ago announced, at length sets out; withtrue wishes on our part that it may find you happy and busy, and bring kind remembrances of Friends that love you. The Sketches of our House and its environment are moderately correct, and may serve the flattering purpose you meant them for ; as it is not the beauty of the Amulet, but its mere character as Amulet, that gives it worth. You will like the little pictures no worse, when I inform you that they are from the pencil of Mr. Moir, the Translator of Wallenstein, who paid us a visit in Autumn, and promises to see us again in Spring. In return for his workmanship, I presented him with the last of those four medals; to which indeed, on other accounts, as a true admirer of your works he had a good right. He passed through Weimar, last Summer; but unluckily at a time when you were absent : however, he purposes to return ere long, and make new sketches from the Rhine scenery; and hopes, next time, to have better fortune in Weim...« less