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A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Keep
Only
Out
Person
Plan
Rational
Safe
Shadow
Should
Sun
Without
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After a prosperous, but to me very wearisome, voyage, we came at last into port. Immediately on landing I got together my few effects; and, squeezing myself through the crowd, went into the nearest and humblest inn which first met my gaze.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
After
Came
Crowd
Effects
Few
First
Gaze
Got
Humblest
Immediately
Inn
Landing
Last
Me
Met
Myself
Nearest
Port
Prosperous
Through
Together
Very
Voyage
Which
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All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Bargain
Conclude
Deception
End
Means
Parents
Possible
Put
Used
Usual
Were
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Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Appears
Because
Exchange
Hazardous
Me
My Soul
Shadow
Soul
Thing
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I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Among
Down
Gold
Happy
Meantime
Multitude
Ordered
Without
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I will give you three days to seek your shadow. Return to me in the course of that time with a well-fitted shadow, and you shall receive a hearty welcome; otherwise, on the fourth day - remember, on the fourth day - my daughter becomes the wife of another.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Another
Becomes
Course
Daughter
Day
Days
Fourth
Give
Hearty
Me
Otherwise
Receive
Remember
Return
Seek
Shadow
Shall
Three
Time
Welcome
Wife
Will
You
Your
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In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Acted
Badly
Before
Being
Blue
Blue Eyes
Character
Eyes
Forgot
Heroic
Lovely
Novice
Pair
Part
Stage
Studied
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My first care the following morning was, to devise some means of discovering the man in the grey cloak.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Care
Cloak
Discovering
First
Following
Grey
Man
Means
Morning
Some
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My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Banquet
Been
Before
Evening
Flattered
Following
Got
Having
House
Invited
Mistaken
Ordered
Our
Ready
Revered
Sovereign
Town
Trees
Vanity
Whole
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Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Bound
Chains
Fast
Iron
Man
Use
Were
Wings
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On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Bosom
Concealed
Detain
Filled
First
Further
Gold
Hoped
Me
Neck
Nothing
Place
Pockets
Purse
Quit
Recovering
Round
Senses
Strings
Then
Where
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The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Accepted
Could
Count
Deepest
Dropped
Humility
Known
Majesty
Moment
Now
Peter
Respect
Title
Word
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This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Air
Although
Appeared
Could
Countenance
Embarrassed
Endure
Eyes
Feeling
Had
He
His
Horror
Humble
Inspired
Longer
Man
Manners
Me
Passed
Unable
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When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
Acquired
Art
Attention
Commanding
Conversation
Easily
Giving
Had
How
Know
Listened
Loss
Spoke
Tone
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Adelbert von Chamisso
Profession
Poet
BirthDate
30 January, 1781
DeathDate
21 August, 1838
Country
Germany
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