A Legacy Comments
No living atom comes at last to naught!
Active in each is still the eternal Thought:
Hold fast to Being if thou wouldst be blest.
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Pretty smart man to know about atoms Back then.. iip... James
Guide and make thee see! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Active in each is still the eternal Thought that motivates mind. No living atom comes at last to naught. The wise man hearkened to his own soul's voice is wise. Hero's choice is nice ever. This is wonderful and excellent poem...10
Each line of the poem is memorable. 'Each single moment touch eternity'- how beautifully expressed!
Such a brilliant poem by Kohann Wolfgang von Giethe....
Mildred Fish-Harnack (1902-1943) was translating A Legacy into English while in prison awaiting execution in Nazi Germany. She got as far as Your place is with the chosen few, when two guards came, handcuffed her, and escorted her to the guillotine. Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American woman to be executed under direct orders from Adolf Hitler.
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7/18/2025 12:46:50 AM # 1.0.0
What a heroic expression of prolific poetry from German poet Goethe! Wonderful to read his poem full of meaningful matters of life to cherish in heart!