Once Gods Walked Among Humans by Friedrich Hölderlin

Once gods walked among humans,The splendid Muses and youthful Apollo Inspired and healed us, just like you. And you are to me as if one of the Holy Ones Had sent me forth into life, and the image Of my beloved goes with me, And wherever I stay and whatever I learn, I learned and gained it from her, With a love that lasts until death. Then let us live, you with whom I suffer And inwardly strive towards better times In faith and loyalty. For we...

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The sinking of the Titanic isn’t anymore what it used to be...

The sinking of the Titanic proceeds according to plan.It is copyrighted.It is 100% tax-deductible.It is a lucky bag for poets.It is further proof that the teachings of Vladimir I. Lenin are correct. It will run next Sunday on Channel One as a spectator sport.It is priceless.It is inevitable.It is better than nothing.It closes down in July for holidays.It is ecologically sound.It shows the way to a better future.It is Art.It creates new jobs.It is...

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Wiederholte Spiegelungen - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Um über die Nachrichten von Sesenheim meine Gedan­ken kürzlich auszusprechen, muß ich mich eines allge­mein physischen, im besondern aber aus der Entoptik hergenommenen Symbols bedienen; es wird hier von wiederholten Spiegelungen die Rede sein.1) Ein jugendlich-seliges Wahnleben spiegelt sich un- bewußt-eindrücklich in dem Jüngling ab.2) Das lange Zeit fortgehegte, auch wohl erneuerte Bild wogt immer lieblich und freundlich hin und her, viele...

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Nakedness as Disguise - Ways of Seeing by John Berger

“Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress.”According to usage and conventions which are at last being questioned but have by no means been overcome, the social presence of a woman is different in kind from that of a man. A man’s presence is dependent upon the promise of power which he embodies. If the promise is large and credible his presence is striking. If it is...

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