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...interrupted him — "I love so much to hear of such
wonder-workers original: Wunderleuten; refers to people who allegedly perform miracles or possess supernatural powers. Your Highness original: Se. Hoheit; an abbreviation for "Seine Hoheit"
will certainly find just as much pleasure in it."
A gentle nod from the Sultan, accompanied
by a smile, gave the philosopher
the permission to satisfy the curiosity of the beautiful Cir-
cassian Circassian women were historically idealized in literature of this period as the epitome of beauty in an Eastern court setting.. —
"So, banishers of devils and makers of gold?"
Danischmende: "Nothing less: The Rosicru-
zians are one part of those men who unite
themselves in secret for various purposes,
and these occupy themselves with these high
secret sciences. — Always and
at all times, there have been such mysteries and
associations.
Men who knew how to raise themselves
far above their age through the healthy
natural powers of their intellect, were
guided by their love of humanity original: Menschenliebe; a key Enlightenment concept emphasizing secular philanthropy and the improvement of the human condition. to
communicate their discoveries and intentions
to a selection of like-minded people, who
they then spread further, in order to [lift]
through them the dark veil of superstition, the