Social Commentaries
Tame Xenia 2: Barbarians oft endeavour
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Social Commentaries
BARBARIANS oft endeavour
Gods for themselves to make
But they're more hideous ever
Than dragon or than snake.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Tame Xenia 2: Barbarians oft endeavour.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/272/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Tame Xenia 2: Barbarians oft endeavour.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/272/.
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