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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VOTIVE TABLETS: WISDOM AND PRUDENCE, by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER Poet's Biography
First Line: Wouldst thou the loftiest height of wisdom gain?
Last Line: Not that to which the bold wave wafts thee o'er!
Alternate Author Name(s): Schiller, Friedrich Von
Subject(s): Wisdom
First Line: Wouldst thou the loftiest height of wisdom gain?
Last Line: Not that to which the bold wave wafts thee o'er!
Alternate Author Name(s): Schiller, Friedrich Von
Subject(s): Wisdom
WOULDST thou the loftiest height of Wisdom gain?
On to the rashness, Prudence would disdain;
The purblind see but the receding shore,
Not that to which the bold wave wafts thee o'er!
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