Living
Let this house's glory rise
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From West-Eastern Divan
Living
LET this house's glory rise,
Handed to far ages down,
And the son his honour prize.
As the father his renown.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Let this house's glory rise.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/352/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Let this house's glory rise.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/352/.
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