...heard also in his writings, in his Poems. The following, for example, jars upon our ears : yet there is something in it like the sound of Alpine avalanches,...time of blackest threatenings, which however could in nowise become a time of Despair. In those tones, rugged, broken as they are, do we not recognise the...

...opinions formed of it as a poetical composition, ' like the sound of Alpine avalanches, or the tirst murmur of earthquakes, in the very vastness of which dissonance a higher unison is revealed to us.' How strongly is his character contrasted with his popish enemies ! Departing from the diet to his peaceful...

...deeds of Love or heroic Valour that he spoke freely; in tones, only through his Flute, amid tearsj could the sigh of that strong soul find utterance....those tones, rugged, broken as they are, do we not recognize the accent of that summoned man, (summoned not only by Charles the Fifth, but by God Almighty,...

...manifested. With Words he had not learned to make pure music; it was by deeds of Love or heroic Valour that he spoke freely ; in tones, only through his...very vastness of which dissonance a higher unison ia revealed to us. Luther wrote this Song in a time of blackest threalenings, which, however, could...

...die tun.iica, (Berlin, 1817) : Die Lieder In Ihcr'fl f etammelt ran Kottgarten tind Ramback, if-e. Nevertheless, though in imperfect articulation, the...to us. Luther wrote this Song in a time of blackest thrcatenings, which, however, could in no wise become a time of Despair. In those tones, rugged, broken...

...unser Gott,' that," said he, "is the song of songs for Germany." Thomas Carlyle has said that " it has something in it like the sound of Alpine avalanches or the first murmur of earthquakes ; " and Heine, the greatest of critics, has styled it " The Marseillaise of the Reformation;" observing,...

...LuIller'n fetammelt von KoitgarUn und Hampack, fc. Nevertheless, though in imperfect articalalion, the same voice, if we will listen well, is to be heard...no wise become a time of Despair. In those tones, ragged, broken as they are, do we not recognise the accent of that summoned man, (summoned not by Charles...

...Augsburg shouting, " A safe strong-hold our God is still !"* Of which version Carlyle says, " There is something in it like the sound of Alpine avalanches, or the first murmur of earthquakes. Luther wrote this song in a time of blackest threatenings, which, however, could in no wise become...

...heard also in his writings, in his Poems. The following, for example, jars upon our ears: yet there is something in it like the sound of Alpine avalanches,...time of blackest threatenings, which however could in nowise become a time of despair. In those tones, rugged, broken as they are, do we not recognise the...

...heard also in his writings, in his Poems. The following, for example, jars upon our ears: yet there is something in it like the sound of Alpine avalanches,...time of blackest threatenings, which however could in nowise become a time of despair. In those tones, rugged, broken as they are, do we not recognise the...