by
Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
Zufall und Wesen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Mensch werde wesentlich: denn wann die Welt vergeht /
So fällt der Zufall weg / das wesen das besteht.
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- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , title 1: "Accident and essence", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Accident and essence
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Man, become essential: for when the world decays /
The accidental will go / the essence will remain.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-05
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