Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VISIONS: 4, by HEINRICH HEINE


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VISIONS: 4, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: In dream I saw a tiny manikin
Last Line: "and thousand laughing devils cried ""amen!"
Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares


IN dream I saw a tiny manikin,
Who went on stilts, with steps a yard apart
White was his linen, and his dress was smart,
But he was coarse and most unclean within.
Yes, worthless inwardly, and full of sin;
Worthy to seem outside was his great art,
Of courage he discoursed, as from his heart,
Defiant, stubborn, 'neath a veil but thin.
"And know'st thou who he is? Come here and see!"
So spake the dream-god, slily showing me
Within a mirror's frame this vision then.
The manikin before an altar stood,
My love beside him, both said "Yes, they would,"
And thousand laughing devils cried "Amen!"





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