Chapter VIII The Boon of Friendship
Gottfried Körner and the Stock sisters—Huber—Schiller’s arrival in Leipzig—A proposal of marriage—Sojourn at Gohlis—Schiller and Körner—An enthusiastic letter—Körner’s helpfulness—With the new friends in Dresden—Influence of Körner—A poetic ‘Petition’—The ‘Song to Joy’—Contributions to the Thalia—Quickened interest in history—Letters of Julius and Raphael—‘The Ghostseer’ begun—Unwillingness to leave Dresden—A dramatic skit—Affair with Henriette von Arnim—From Dresden to Weimar.