Religion
Rhymed Distich 7: Whate'er a living flame may surround
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Religion
WHATE'ER a living flame may surround,
No longer is shapeless, or earthly bound.
'Tis now invisible, flies from earth,
And hastens on high to the place of its birth.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Rhymed Distich 7: Whate'er a living flame may surround.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/261/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Rhymed Distich 7: Whate'er a living flame may surround.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/261/.
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