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An anthology of German literature

Note 11 — From Rebhun’s ‘Susanna,’ Act III, Sc. 4: Having been menaced with death by the wanton judges, Susanna tells her father, mother, and sister of the infamous plot.62

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Verkehrt, ‘changed.’

12. Dass . . . steht; ‘that some other muse than mine will praise you.’

13. Umbsunst, ‘for nothing.’

14. The bread does not look good, but is nourishing.

15. Falsch, ‘diluted.’

16. Zwier = zweimal.

17. In allusion to the process of treating wine with sulphur—nominally to improve its taste and color.

18. Geniesslich, ‘profitable.’

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