Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 44
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
Friendship, love, philosophers’ stone,--
These three things men value alone.
I, too, valued and sought them ever,
But, alas, discovered them never.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 44.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/135/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 44.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/135/.
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