Excerpt from Judaism in Music (Das Judenthum in Der Musik) Being the Original Essay Together With the Later Supplement Just as it was natural 'to so great a mind to be occasionally beset by the infirmities which afflict us all, such as that of attributing our misfortunes to imaginary causes, so it was also natural to him to engage in service of his argument a strength of reasoning and depth of feeling which, in a condition of such strenuous exercise, were sure to produce a' dissertation far too rich in subjects for reflection to be allowed to remain associated in our minds with a mere quarrel. 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.