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HIS SISTERS. Till their Brother's flight the young girls had known no misfortune. Diligent household occupations, and peaceful contentment. A love-passage in Christophine's young life. Her marriage with Reinwald. His unsuccessful career: Broken down in health and hope. Christophine's loving, patient and noble heart. For twenty-nine years they lived contentedly together. Through life she was helpful to all about her; never hindersome to any. (p. 324.)--Poor Nanette's brief history. Her excitement, when a child, on witnessing the performance of her Brother's _Kabale und Liebe_. Her ardent secret wish, herself to represent his Tragedies on the Stage. All her young glowing hopes stilled in death. (331.)--Luise's betrothal and marriage. An anxious Mother, and in all respects an excellent Wife. Her Brother's last loving Letter to her. His last illness, and peaceful death. (333.) APPENDIX I. No. 1. DANIEL SCHUBART. Influence of Schubart's persecutions on Schiller's mind. His Birth and Boyhood. Sent to Jena to study Theology: Profligate life: Returns home. Popular as a preacher: Skilful in music. A joyful, piping, guileless mortal. (p. 341.)--Prefers pedagogy to starvation. Marries. Organist to the Duke of Wuertemberg. Headlong business, amusement and dissipation. His poor Wife returns to her Father: Ruin and banishment. A vagabond life. (343.)--Settles at Augsburg, and sets up a Newspaper: Again a prosperous man: Enmity of the Jesuits. Seeks refuge in Ulm: His Wife and Family return to him. The Jesuits on the watch. Imprisoned for ten years: Interview with young Schiller. (346.)--Is at length liberated. Joins his Wife at Stuttgard, and reestablishes his Newspaper. Literary enterprises: Death. Summary of his character. (351.) No. 2. LETTERS OF SCHILLER TO DALBERG. Brief account of Dalberg. Schiller's desire to remove to Mannheim. Adaptation of the _Robbers_ to the stage. (p. 354.)--Struggles to get free from Stuttgard and his Ducal Jailor: Dalberg's friendly help. Friendly letter to his friend Schwann. (362.) No. 3. FRIENDSHIP WITH GOETHE. Goethe's feeling of the difference in their thoughts and aims: Great Nature _not_ a phantasm of her children's brains. Growing sympathy and esteem, unbroken to the end. (p. 371.) No. 4. DEATH OF GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. Schiller's historical style. A higher tha
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