[101] Ib. p. 14.
[102] So it was then thought, but the exact date is uncertain.
[103] The toast of the evening—"The Will of all Wills"—was given by Goethe, who thereupon delivered the panegyric on Shakespeare which he had composed in Strassburg. This toast was followed by one to the health of Herder.
[104] In the characters of Marie and Elizabeth we have traits of Friederike and of Goethe's mother.
[105] As we have seen, the Leipzig book of verses did not attract general attention.
[106] Lessing strongly disapproved of Götz as flouting the doctrines laid down in his Dramaturgie. When his brother announced to him that Götz had been played with great applause in Berlin, his cold comment was that no doubt the chief credit was due to the decorator.
[107] Two of the scenes in Götz were imitated by Scott in his own work—the Vehmgericht scene in Anne of Geierstein and the description of the siege of Torquilstone by Rebecca to the wounded Ivanhoe. Scott also borrowed from Egmont.
[108] Eckermann, Gespräche mit Goethe, November 9th, 1824.
[109] It was Schlosser who had made Goethe and Merck acquainted. Herder, to whom Merck was known, had been a previous intermediary.
[110] A six hours' walk.