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Of Course – I prayed – And did God Care? He cared as much as on the Air A Bird – had stamped her foot – And cried ‘Give Me’ – My Reason – Life – I had not had – but for Yourself – ’Twere better Charity To leave me in the Atom’s Tomb – Merry, and nought, and gay, an numb – Than this smart Misery.
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Wohl bete ich - Hat’s Gott berührt? So viel, als wenn ein Vöglein würd' - aufstampfen - in der Luft und schrein „Mehr noch“ - Mein Grund - ich würd' gewiss nicht da sein - ohne Dich - Barmherziger jedoch verbliebt' ich in Atomes Schoß - im frohen Nichts, empfindungslos, als tragen dieses Joch.
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