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jenniferd | 18:13 Sat 06th May 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Please does anyone know nickname of poet Friedrich Klopstock
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Have you any letters?
I seem to remember that Goethe called him Mistopheles ?
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Yes that is what I found. I think it is 3 words but will have to wait until the friend who does the Polymath gets back to me with some letters.
Letters are 6,2,7, sorry no letters yet!

I have searched lots of places and the letters I have so far ???t?? of ?e?m?n? so seems ? of Germany.


Sorry ..can't help you folks ...
Have even searched in German websites ...Nickname is in German "Spitzname"...but no luck.
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?I?T?N of ?E?M?N? (possibly Germany)
Could he have been the "Milton of Germany "?
Here you go...from Brewers
Milton of Germany. Friedrich G. Klopstock, author of The Messiah.

Shaneystar2 - You are my hero! This has been driving me crazy. I even speak German and so used google.de Now I've seen your answer - it's so logical (in retrospect!!) cos lots of articles referred to Paradise Lost.


Grrrrr.... thanks so much anyway!

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Also thanks from me shaneystar2. What a star!!!


Well. ..I was quite flummoxed and don't like to let the side down considering we are German ! Mr S. being a whole one and me a half ! Even Mr.S had never heard of him !
Viel Gl�
THANKS SHANNEY l did think of milton but couldn't find the connection this week is more complicated and I see the last three weeks prize as gone abroad I have a blackbird conway pen 'ancient' but good for the little grey cells.
Many thanks from me too - I have Googled for ages but it did not come up.
Jolly good luck to all of you.
Glad to have been of help.

For pega ...
Edel sei der Mensch, hilfreich und gut .
Let man be noble, helpful and good.
shaneystar was right - he was Milton of Germany

Oops! You already have the answer - I hadn't scrolled far enough


Now we know why Shaneystar2 is not Shaneystar1 - I see there's a Mr. S!!! Another riddle solved :-)

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