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VOTIVE TABLETS: THE DIVISION OF RANKS by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER

First Line: YES, IN THE MORAL WORLD, AS OURS, WE SEE
Last Line: THE LOFTIER ORDER ARE BY BIRTHRIGHT GREAT.

YES, in the moral world, as ours, we see
Divided grades — a Soul's Nobility;
By deeds their titles Commoners create —
The loftier order are by birthright great.



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