Religion
Rhymed Distich 5: Water its living strength first shows
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Religion
WATER its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Rhymed Distich 5: Water its living strength first shows.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/259/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Rhymed Distich 5: Water its living strength first shows.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/259/.
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