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The poems of Heine; Complete

Part 2 / Book 2 — BOOK II.—LAMENTATIONS.

Edgar Alfred Bowring translation

Good fortune quite a fickle miss is, And in one place will never stay; The hair from off thy face with kisses She strokes, and then she flies away. Misfortune to her heart, however, To clasp thee tightly, ne’er omits; She says she’s in a hurry never, Sits down beside thy bed and knits.

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