Select popular tales, from the German of Musaeus (1845)
Musäus, Johann Karl August, 1735-1787. [from old catalog] · London, E. Lumley · leaf 86
fhis daring enterprise. Everything, however, succeeded to hiswish; he neither saw nor heard any evil spirit; only the irondoor closed behind him with an awful sound, as soon as he sethis foot out of the vaulted chamber. In his hurry, the alarmedtreasure-seeker forgot his talisman, the spring-root,… … PETER BLOCK. as his desires were by no means immoderate, and as be bad helpedbimself, on this occasion, pretty liberally. Peter now took bis departure, considering bow be should bestsecure the prize be bad obtained, and live comfortably upon it athome, without exciting idle curiosity or malignant…
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