So we keep asking, over and over, Until a handful of earth … - Heinrich Heine

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So we keep asking, over and over,
Until a handful of earth
Stops our mouths —
But is that an answer?

Heinrich Heine

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About Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. Jewish by birth, he converted to Lutheran Christianity as an adult.

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Alternative Names: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine • Christian Heine • Christian Johann Heinrich "Harry" Heine • Heine

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