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Ein Liebchen hatt ich, das auf einem Aug'schielte; Weil sie mir schön schien, schien ihr Schielen auch Schönheit. Eins hatt ich, das beim Sprechen mit der Zung anstieß, Mir war's kein Anstoß, stieß sie an und sprach: Liebster! Jetzt hab ich eines, das auf einem Fuß hinket Ja freilich, sprech ich, hinkt sie, doch sie hinkt zierlich.
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Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte Gedichte, Dritter Band, Erlangen, Carl Heyder, 1837, page 179.
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A lover had I, who squinted in one eye; Because she seemed pretty to me, her squinting also seemed beauty. One I had, that stumbled with her tongue when speaking; That was no stumble for me, if as she stumbled she said 'beloved'! Now I have one, who limps on one foot; Yes freely I admit she limps -- but she limps daintily!
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