Living
Antique Distich 4: What in France has pass'd by, the Germans continue to practise
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Antiques
Living
WHAT in France has pass'd by, the Germans continue to practise,
For the proudest of men flatters the people and fawns.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 4: What in France has pass'd by, the Germans continue to practise.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/298/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 4: What in France has pass'd by, the Germans continue to practise.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/298/.
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