Schlesien
[shley-zee-uh n]
- German name of Silesia.
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With the one and the other, Schlesien appears to have been tolerably content.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
Schlesien—will the reader learn to call it by that name, on occasion?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
You and Colney are hard on Schlesien—or at him, I should say.
One of Our Conquerors, CompleteGeorge Meredith
Dr. Schlesien had met and meditated on this example of the island energy.
One of Our Conquerors, CompleteGeorge Meredith
He was punished, half way to frenzy behind his placable demeanour, by having Dr. Schlesien for chorus.
One of Our Conquerors, CompleteGeorge Meredith
Schlesien
- the German name for Silesia
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