It has been well remarked of the poems of Hafiz, that their… - Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

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It has been well remarked of the poems of Hafiz, that their refreshing influence does not depend so much on the sense of the words as on the tone of mind produced in the reader.

Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

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Ernst Maria Johann Karl Freiherr von Feuchtersleben (29 April 1806 – 3 September 1849), was an Austrian physician, poet and philosopher.

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Native Name: Ernst Maria Johann Karl Freiherr von Feuchtersleben

Alternative Names: Ernst von Feuchtersleben • Ernst • Freiherr von Drechsel • Baron Ernst von Feuchtersleben • Ernst, Freiherr von Feuchtersleben

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We cannot avoid moodiness; but we may turn to account, as does the poet, the various dispositions of the mind, or give them form and shape, as the sculptor his marble.

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