Kleist
[klahyst]
- (Bernd) Hein·rich (Wil·helm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/, 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
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The Reich is defenceless, at the feet of Kleist and his 6,000.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
But tell me, though, why did Kleist of Protzen take his discharge?'
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, AppendixThomas Carlyle
All poets feel deeply the words of Kleist, “Life is a journey.”
Old Tavern SignsFritz August Gottfried Endell
General Kleist commands, and has no less an army than 170,000.
Before and after WaterlooEdward Stanley
The latter is also the case with Kleist in the “Prinz von Homburg.”
Sleep Walking and Moon WalkingIsidor Isaak Sadger
Kleist
- (Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von (ˈhainrɪç fɔn). 1777–1811, German dramatist, poet, and short-story writer. His plays include The Broken Pitcher (1808), Penthesilea (1808), and The Prince of Homburg (published 1821)
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