Note 8 — Section 184. REBECCA DESCRIBES THE SIEGE OF TORQUILSTONE TO THE WOUNDED IVANHOE. II.
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it — winds = it is like the meeting (Aneinanderstoßen) of two fierce tides (Sturmflut, f.), like the conflict (Zusammenfließen, n.) of two oceans (Weltmeer, n.) which are moved (fort´treiben, sep. comp. str. v.) by adverse (entgegengesetzt) winds.