WHEN MY HEART did not kiss thee in love, 0 world, thy light missed its full splendour and thy sky watched through the long night with its lighted lamp. My heart came with her songs to thy side, whispers were exchange' and she put her wreath on thy neck. I know she has given thee something which will be treasured with thy stars.
I WOULD ASK for still more, if I had the sky with all its stars, and the world with its endless riches; but I would be content with the smallest corner of this earth if only she were mine.