Same with Wilhelmine when he goes to sit at her temple. (Didn't we run across something recently--a Camas letter?--where he said he visited her temple regularly and thought about her? I maintain Antinous was the same.)
It's definitely mentioned in a Voltaire letter, but yes, I think also in a Camas letter
Quick note to say: definitely not a Camas letter, not least because they were both dead when the temple was built in 1768. But yes, both you and I quoted the Voltaire one at some point.
Also, very interesting summary of Nicolai's approach and reliability - I had him on my list as more reliable than others and it's great to get a fuller picture.
re: Mendelssohn - I'm still annoyed that Fritz didn't get over himself, and not just regarding the Academy membership, but also when it came to meeting him. Missed chance IMO.
Re: Nicolai in general, here's a Heinrich Heine quote about him: „Wir müssen doch eingestehen, daß der alte Nicolai ein grundehrlicher Mann war, der es redlich mit dem deutschen Volke meinte, und der aus Liebe für die heilige Sache der Wahrheit sogar das schlimmste Martyrtum, das Lächerlichwerden, nicht scheute.“
Quick note to say: definitely not a Camas letter, not least because they were both dead when the temple was built in 1768. But yes, both you and I quoted the Voltaire one at some point.
Aha. Thank you for straightening out the chronology for me!
re: Mendelssohn - I'm still annoyed that Fritz didn't get over himself, and not just regarding the Academy membership, but also when it came to meeting him. Missed chance IMO.
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Re: More Nicolai
Date: 2021-02-17 11:59 am (UTC)It's definitely mentioned in a Voltaire letter, but yes, I think also in a Camas letter
Quick note to say: definitely not a Camas letter, not least because they were both dead when the temple was built in 1768. But yes, both you and I quoted the Voltaire one at some point.
Also, very interesting summary of Nicolai's approach and reliability - I had him on my list as more reliable than others and it's great to get a fuller picture.
re: Mendelssohn - I'm still annoyed that Fritz didn't get over himself, and not just regarding the Academy membership, but also when it came to meeting him. Missed chance IMO.
Re: More Nicolai
Date: 2021-02-17 12:08 pm (UTC)Re: Nicolai in general, here's a Heinrich Heine quote about him: „Wir müssen doch eingestehen, daß der alte Nicolai ein grundehrlicher Mann war, der es redlich mit dem deutschen Volke meinte, und der aus Liebe für die heilige Sache der Wahrheit sogar das schlimmste Martyrtum, das Lächerlichwerden, nicht scheute.“
Re: More Nicolai
Date: 2021-02-20 06:28 pm (UTC)Re: More Nicolai
Date: 2021-02-20 01:41 pm (UTC)Aha. Thank you for straightening out the chronology for me!
re: Mendelssohn - I'm still annoyed that Fritz didn't get over himself, and not just regarding the Academy membership, but also when it came to meeting him. Missed chance IMO.
SAME. Fritz! >:(