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Title: The history and progress of the world
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Sanderson, Edgar, d. 1907 Lamberton, John Porter, 1839-1917, joint author Morris, Charles, 1833-1922, joint author
Subjects: World history Philosophers Women Statesmen Statesmen Literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, T. Nolan
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dhis power in this respect to the end. In his lyrics as Heinefinely says, the word embraces you, while the thoughtkisses you. But his fame rests upon Faust, the great-est drama of the world, yet with a simple well-known plot.Faust, the most learned scholar, finding at last that humanknowledge is vain, is in despair, when Mephistopheles inthe disguise of a black dog, follows him to his study.He reveals himself as the spirit of negation, and by echo-ing Fausts notions, persuades him to sign a compact inhis own blood that when his desires had been fully grati-fied his life should end. The spirit then transports himto a students revel, which only disgusts him; then to thehorrors of the Witches Kitchen. Faust drinks a magicpotion which renews his youth. He beholds Helena, themost beautiful of women, and is told that this drink shallcause him to see Helena on earth. When he returns toearth, he meets Margaret (or Gretchen, in familiar Ger-man), a pretty maiden who is afraid of him as so much
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GERMAN 285 above her. By the aid of Martha he conveys a casket ofjewels to her room. These awaken a desire for finerywhich leads to her ruin. Her mother is removed by apoisonous sleep-potion. Her soldier brother Valentin,discovering her shame, fights a duel with Faust and isslain. To the cathedral the betrayed woman goes as apenitent, but an evil spirit mocks and taunts her till shefaints. Faust seeks relief from his sense of guilt andMephistopheles takes him to the witches festival on Wal-purgis night (May i) on the Brocken. When Gretchenis imprisoned, having been convicted of slaying herchild, Faust returns. Her mind wanders, and she diesassured of pardon by angel voices. Thus the First Partends. The story of the Second Part is so intricate that itis impossible to relate it briefly. Faust continues to workout his problems and is bidden to follow Gretchens spiritin a new life. He tries in various ways to benefit his fel-low-men. At the last Mephistopheles is baffled, andangels, among

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