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Six Septets To Honor The Spring Of 1905

Maria Immisch was the springtime.
With feeling and reverence
I snatch her adored name from the underworld.
When I was fifteen in '05, that year
—they celebrated the big Schiller centennial
—and I saw her as heroine in his famous plays.
To this day my heart's still thankful.

The city park was already dense in leaf.
The lilacs beckoned. I was allowed
Entry into the Classical Theater.
I sat in the overpacked balcony.
She stood inflamed with her stage magic presence
While a storm of emotions raged through my fresh heart
As did the song of Schiller's iambs.

Her hair was black. Her eyes were blue.
She played girl, child, and lady
In peplum, petticoat, Stuart collar, cloak.
She spoke the words in a dark contralto.

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poem by Franz Werfel
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The law is the friend of the weak.

Schiller in The Bride of Messina (1803)
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Tell: The brave man thinks upon himself the last.

classic line from Wilhelm Tell, script by Schiller (1804), translated by Theodore Martin
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Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

quote by Schiller
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The strong man is strongest when alone.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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To save all we must risk all.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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Every true genius is bound to be naive.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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Will it, and set to work briskly.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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Appearance rules the world.

quote by Friedrich Schiller
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