CONTENTS.PREFACEto the Second EditionPREFACE, with which I was obliged to put Jacob Oehrmann, General Dealer, to sleep, because I wished to narrate the “Dog Post Days,” and these present “Flower-Pieces,” &c., &c., to his DaughterWedded Life, Death, And Marriage of F. S. Siebenkæs.A Genuine Thorn Piece.BOOK I.CHAPTER I.A Wedding Day, succeeding a day of respite—The Counterparts—Dish Quintette in two Courses—Table-talk—Six Arms and Hands.CHAPTER II.Home Fun—Sundry formal Calls—The Newspaper Article—A Love Quarrel, and a few hard words—Antipathetic ink on the wall—Friendship of the Satirists—Government of Kuhschnappel.Appendix to Chapter II.Government of the Imperial Market Borough of Kuhschnappel.CHAPTER III.Lenette’s Honeymoon—Book Brewing—Schulrath Stiefel—Mr. Everard—A Day before the Fair—The Red Cow—St. Michael’s Fair—The Beggars’ Opera—Diabolical Temptation in the Wilderness, or the Mannikin of Fashion—Autumn Joys—A New Labyrinth.CHAPTER IV.A Matrimonial Partie à la Guerre—Letter to that Hair Collector, the Venner—Self-deceptions—Adam’s Marriage Sermon—Shadowing and Over-shadowing.End of the Preface and of the First Book.PREFACEto the Second, Third and Fourth Books.PREFACEby the Author of ‘Hesperus’.BOOK II.CHAPTER V.The Broom and the Besom as Passion Implements—The Importance of a Bookwriter—Diplomatic Negotiations and Discussions on the subject of Candle Snuffing—The Pewter Cupboard—Domestic Hardships and Enjoyments.CHAPTER VI.Matrimonial Jars—Extra Leaflet on the Loquacity of Women—More Pledging—The Mortar and the Snuff-mill—A Scholar’s Kiss—On the Consolations of Humanity.Continuation and Conclusion Of Chapter VI.The Checked Calico Dress—More Pledges—Christian Neglect of the Study of Judaism—A Helping Arm (of Leather) stretched forth from the Clouds—The Auction.CHAPTER VII.The Shooting-Match—Rosa’s Autumnal Campaign—Considerations concerning Curses, Kisses, and the Militia.CHAPTER VIII.Scruples as to Payment of Debts—The Rich Pauper’s Sunday Throne-ceremonial—Artificial Flowers on the Grave—New Thistle Seedlings of Contention.First Flower Piece.The Dead Christ proclaims that there is no God.Second Flower piece.A Dream within a Dream.BOOK III.CHAPTER IX.A Potato War with Women—and with Men—A Walk in December—Tinder for Jealousy—A War of Succession on the subject of a piece of checked calico—Rupture with Stiefel—Sad Evening Music.CHAPTER X.A Lonely New-Year’s Day—The Learned Schalaster—Wooden-leg of Appeal—Chamber Postal Delivery—The 11th of February, and Birth-day of the year 1786.CHAPTER XI.Leibgeber’s Disquisition on Fame—Firmian’s “Evening Paper”.CHAPTER XII.The Flight out of Egypt—The Glories of Travel?—The Unknown Bayreuth—Baptism in a Storm—Nathalie and the Hermitage—The most important Conversation in all this Book—An Evening of Friendship.CHAPTER XIII.A Clock of Human Beings—A Cold Shoulder—The Venner.CHAPTER XIV.A Lover’s Dismissal—Fantaisie—The Child with the Bouquet—The Eden of the Night, and the Angel at the Gate of Paradise.First Fruit Piece.Letter of Dr. Victor to Cato the Elder, on the Conversion ofIintoThou,He,She,Ye, andThey; or the Feast of Kindness of the 20th March.Postscript by Jean Paul.BOOK IV.CHAPTER XV.Rosa von Meyern—Tone-Echoes and After-Breezes from the loveliest of all Nights—Letters of Nathalie and Firmian—Table-talk by Leibgeber.CHAPTER XVI.The Homeward Journey, with all its Pleasures—The Arrival at Home.CHAPTER XVII.The Butterfly Rosa in the Form of Mining Caterpillar—Thorn-crowns, and Thistle-heads of Jealousy.CHAPTER XVIII.After-Summer of Marriage—Preparations for Death.CHAPTER XIX.The Apparition—Homecoming of the Storms in August, or the last Quarrel—The Raiment of the Children of Israel.CHAPTER XX.Apoplexy—The President of the Board of Health—The Notary-Public—The last Will and Testament—The Knight’s Move—Revel, the Morning Preacher—The Second Apoplectic Attack.CHAPTER XXI.Dr. Œlhafen and Medical Boot and Shoemaking—The Burial Society—A Death’s Head in the Saddle—Frederick II. and his Funeral Oration.CHAPTER XXII.Journey through Fantaisie—Re-union on the Bindlocher Mountain—Berneck—Man-doubling—Gefrees—Exchange of Clothes—Münchberg—Solo-whistling—Hof—The Stone of Gladness and Double-parting.CHAPTER XXIII.Days in Vaduz—Nathalie’s Letter—A New Year’s Wish—Wilderness of Destiny and the Heart.CHAPTER XXIV.News from Kuhschnappel—Woman’s Anticlimax—Opening of the Seventh Seal.CHAPTER XXV., AND LAST.The Journey—The Churchyard—The Spectre—The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
PREFACEto the Second Edition
PREFACE, with which I was obliged to put Jacob Oehrmann, General Dealer, to sleep, because I wished to narrate the “Dog Post Days,” and these present “Flower-Pieces,” &c., &c., to his Daughter
Wedded Life, Death, And Marriage of F. S. Siebenkæs.
A Wedding Day, succeeding a day of respite—The Counterparts—Dish Quintette in two Courses—Table-talk—Six Arms and Hands.
Home Fun—Sundry formal Calls—The Newspaper Article—A Love Quarrel, and a few hard words—Antipathetic ink on the wall—Friendship of the Satirists—Government of Kuhschnappel.
Government of the Imperial Market Borough of Kuhschnappel.
Lenette’s Honeymoon—Book Brewing—Schulrath Stiefel—Mr. Everard—A Day before the Fair—The Red Cow—St. Michael’s Fair—The Beggars’ Opera—Diabolical Temptation in the Wilderness, or the Mannikin of Fashion—Autumn Joys—A New Labyrinth.
A Matrimonial Partie à la Guerre—Letter to that Hair Collector, the Venner—Self-deceptions—Adam’s Marriage Sermon—Shadowing and Over-shadowing.
End of the Preface and of the First Book.
PREFACEto the Second, Third and Fourth Books.
PREFACEby the Author of ‘Hesperus’.
The Broom and the Besom as Passion Implements—The Importance of a Bookwriter—Diplomatic Negotiations and Discussions on the subject of Candle Snuffing—The Pewter Cupboard—Domestic Hardships and Enjoyments.
Matrimonial Jars—Extra Leaflet on the Loquacity of Women—More Pledging—The Mortar and the Snuff-mill—A Scholar’s Kiss—On the Consolations of Humanity.
The Checked Calico Dress—More Pledges—Christian Neglect of the Study of Judaism—A Helping Arm (of Leather) stretched forth from the Clouds—The Auction.
The Shooting-Match—Rosa’s Autumnal Campaign—Considerations concerning Curses, Kisses, and the Militia.
Scruples as to Payment of Debts—The Rich Pauper’s Sunday Throne-ceremonial—Artificial Flowers on the Grave—New Thistle Seedlings of Contention.
The Dead Christ proclaims that there is no God.
A Dream within a Dream.
A Potato War with Women—and with Men—A Walk in December—Tinder for Jealousy—A War of Succession on the subject of a piece of checked calico—Rupture with Stiefel—Sad Evening Music.
A Lonely New-Year’s Day—The Learned Schalaster—Wooden-leg of Appeal—Chamber Postal Delivery—The 11th of February, and Birth-day of the year 1786.
Leibgeber’s Disquisition on Fame—Firmian’s “Evening Paper”.
The Flight out of Egypt—The Glories of Travel?—The Unknown Bayreuth—Baptism in a Storm—Nathalie and the Hermitage—The most important Conversation in all this Book—An Evening of Friendship.
A Clock of Human Beings—A Cold Shoulder—The Venner.
A Lover’s Dismissal—Fantaisie—The Child with the Bouquet—The Eden of the Night, and the Angel at the Gate of Paradise.
Letter of Dr. Victor to Cato the Elder, on the Conversion ofIintoThou,He,She,Ye, andThey; or the Feast of Kindness of the 20th March.
Postscript by Jean Paul.
Rosa von Meyern—Tone-Echoes and After-Breezes from the loveliest of all Nights—Letters of Nathalie and Firmian—Table-talk by Leibgeber.
The Homeward Journey, with all its Pleasures—The Arrival at Home.
The Butterfly Rosa in the Form of Mining Caterpillar—Thorn-crowns, and Thistle-heads of Jealousy.
After-Summer of Marriage—Preparations for Death.
The Apparition—Homecoming of the Storms in August, or the last Quarrel—The Raiment of the Children of Israel.
Apoplexy—The President of the Board of Health—The Notary-Public—The last Will and Testament—The Knight’s Move—Revel, the Morning Preacher—The Second Apoplectic Attack.
Dr. Œlhafen and Medical Boot and Shoemaking—The Burial Society—A Death’s Head in the Saddle—Frederick II. and his Funeral Oration.
Journey through Fantaisie—Re-union on the Bindlocher Mountain—Berneck—Man-doubling—Gefrees—Exchange of Clothes—Münchberg—Solo-whistling—Hof—The Stone of Gladness and Double-parting.
Days in Vaduz—Nathalie’s Letter—A New Year’s Wish—Wilderness of Destiny and the Heart.
News from Kuhschnappel—Woman’s Anticlimax—Opening of the Seventh Seal.
The Journey—The Churchyard—The Spectre—The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.