All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain — Adelbert von Chamisso
When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily — Adelbert von Chamisso
Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow. — Adelbert von Chamisso
After a prosperous, but to me very wearisome, voyage, we came at last into port. — Adelbert von Chamisso
A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan. — Adelbert von Chamisso
In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a — Adelbert von Chamisso
I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude. — Adelbert von Chamisso