1. The Problem of Faust
GA 273/1916-09-30/p020
·1916-09-30
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English
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> “How elsewise flit we through the mind's dominion
> From book to book, from leaf to leaf at will?”
> Such snug delights the wintry eve console;
> A blissful warmth in every limb comes o'er you;
> Some venerable parchment then if you unroll
> Ah, then, all heaven opens out before you!”
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