Excerpt from Das Lied Von Der Glocke Chiller's Lied van der Glocke, while pre senting a most attractive subject in a highly finished literary form, is exceptional among the masterpieces of German literature for its brevity. And although the work contains difficulties in language and thought, and many readings are needed for its fullest appreciation, yet a single one is sufficient to attract and impress, so obvious and human is its general character. For these reasons the poem particularly com mends itself to the _student of German, espe cially where the time at command for learning the language is so limited as to exclude much attention to the literature. It seems, -therefore, desirable that the work should be rendered more accessible by means of a separate edition, and more adequate explanatory material provided for its better understanding and appreciation. The present edition is an attempt to realize this desire, and contribute to the more general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.