The Mind
Knowledge
Translated by George MacDonald (Rampolli, 1897) · From Rampolli (1897)
The Mind
To this man, ‘tis a goddess tall,
Who lifts a star-encircled head;
To that, a fine cow in a stall,
Which gives him butter to his bread.
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MLA
Schiller, Friedrich. “Knowledge.” Translated by George MacDonald. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/schiller/24/.
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Schiller, Friedrich. “Knowledge.” Translated by George MacDonald. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/schiller/24/.
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