Social Commentaries
Poetic Aphorisms: Law of Life
From Translations
Social Commentaries
Live I, so live I,
To my Lord heartily,
To my Prince faithfully,
To my Neighbor honestly.
Die I, so die I.
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Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from Friedrich von Logau, German
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MLA
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Poetic Aphorisms: Law of Life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/375/.
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Poetic Aphorisms: Law of Life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/375/.
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