…………..THE ANGLER
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….. Below lies the lake hushed and tranquil,
…..….. And I sit here with idle hands,
….. And gaze at the frolicking fishes
…..….. Which glide to and fro o’er the sands.
….. They come, and they go, and they tarry;
…..….. But if I now venture a cast,
….. Of a sudden the playground is empty,
…..….. As my basket remains to the last.
….. Mayhap if I stirred up the water,
…..….. My angling might lure the shy prey.
….. But then I must also give over
…..….. The sight of the fishes at play.

FRANZ GRILLPARZER (here) translator, William Guild Howard.

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…….,,…..,……“Thus Spirit is at war with itself; it has to over-
……………….come itself as its most formidable obstacle. That
…………….development which in the sphere of Nature is a
……………peaceful growth, is in that of spirit, a severe, a
…………..mighty conflict with itself. What Spirit really strives
………… for is the realization of its Ideal being; but in doing
………..so, it hides that goal from its own vision, and is
……… proud and well satisfied in this alienation from it.”
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……………………… Philosophy of History (Hegel.).

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The See’r