Social Commentaries
Proverb 1: 'Tis easier far a wreath to bind
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Social Commentaries
'TIS easier far a wreath to bind,
Than a good owner fort to find.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Proverb 1: 'Tis easier far a wreath to bind.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/266/.
Chicago
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Proverb 1: 'Tis easier far a wreath to bind.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/266/.
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