Thursday, January 1, 2004
A Parable Comments
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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.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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John Tiong Chunghoo
23 July 2006
lovely wolfgang. nosegay, so beautiful as your verses. write us more.
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7/18/2025 4:09:43 AM # 1.0.0
Johann puts into a beautiful verse a noted and annoying defect that is expressed in the saying- LOST IN TRANSLATION. So true.