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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - A Parable
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I PICKED a rustic nosegay lately,
And bore it homewards, musing greatly;
When, heated by my hand, I found
The heads all drooping tow`rd the ground.
I plac`d them in a well-cool`d glass,
And what a wonder came to pass
The heads soon raised themselves once more.
The stalks were blooming as before,
And all were in as good a case
As when they left their native place.


                      

So felt I, when I wond`ring heard
My song to foreign tongues transferr`d.
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