"Uom, SEI tu grande o vile?
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
The pair began "Gepriesen SEI die Stunde, gepriesen SEI die Macht," and Mr. Landgrave looked on gloomily as the voices melted in lyric ecstasy.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Ilse, whose skirt was short, did not wear stockings, and when Ingeborg by pointing and producing a pair had conveyed to her that it would be well if she did, Ilse raised her voice and said that she had no money to get a husband with but at least, and Gott SEI Dank, she had these two fine legs, and if the Frau Pastor demanded that she should by hiding them give up her chances, then the Frau Pastor had best seek some girl on whom they grew crooked or lean, and who for those reasons would only be too glad to cover them up.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim