Religion
Within us all a universe doth dwell
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Religion
WITHIN us all a universe doth dwell;
And hence each people's usage laudable,
That ev'ry one the Best that meets his eyes
As God, yea e'en his God, doth recognise;
To Him both earth and heaven surrenders he,
Fears Him, and loves Him too, if that may be.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Within us all a universe doth dwell.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/264/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Within us all a universe doth dwell.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/264/.
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