Social Commentaries
Tame Xenia 3: What shall I teach thee, the very first thing?--
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From God, Soul, and World
Social Commentaries
WHAT shall I teach thee, the very first thing?--
Fain would I learn o'er my shadow to spring!
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Tame Xenia 3: What shall I teach thee, the very first thing?--.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/273/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Tame Xenia 3: What shall I teach thee, the very first thing?--.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/273/.
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