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Excerpt from Schiller's William Tell: Translated, With an Introduction and Notes
Goethe, on the 14th of October 1797, writing to his friend in the following terms: What will you say when I confess to you that, amid all these prosaic matters, a poetic one has arisen which inspires me with a good deal of confidence? I feel almost sure that the story of Tell could be treated epically; and if I should succeed in what I contemplate, we shall have a curious instance of a story first attaining its full truth through poetry, in place of history being made a fable, as is the general rule. But more of this at a future time. The limited but exceedingly important locale which forms the scene of the events, I have again very carefully examined; and I have also directed my attention to the characters and to the manners and customs of the people of the district.
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