High German Word

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    Lord Bateman was a noble lord,
    A noble lord of high degree,
    Unknown. Young Beichan (l. 1–2)

    The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    The word “Christianity” is already a misunderstanding—in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)