HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories
HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories
16 f^tint. THE COMING FRAY. The music at a marriage procession always reminds me of the music of soldiers entering on a battle. THE GREAT CAMEL QUESTION. " It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." This saying of the divine Communist is a terrible anathema, and testifies to his bitter hatred against the bourse and haute finance ot Jevussiiem. The world swarms with philanthropists, there are societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and very much is done to alleviate the miseries of the poor; but for the rich, who are even more to be pitied, nothing is done. Instead of prizes for essays on the culture of the silk-worm, stall-feeding and the philosophy of Kant, our learned societies should announce a prize of considerable value for the solution of the problem — How to get a camel through the eye of a needle ? Until this great camel question is settled and the rich obtain some prospect of entering the kingdom of heaven, no effectual remedy for the poor can be devised. The rich would become less stony-hearted if they had a better
^tint* 17 hope than that of mere earthly happiness, and were not so much tempted to envy the poor who can look forward to an eternal life inflorilms. The rich say — " How can we be expected to do anything for the beggarly rabble on earth, since they will one day be better off than we are, and since there is certainly no chance of our meeting them after death ? " The poor say — "Did the rich know that up above they should be our fellow house-mates through eternity, they would surely give themselves some concern about us here below, and would take heed not to ill-treat us too much." Before all things, therefore, let us solve the great camel question! PLEASURE AND SORROW. Sweet Pleasure is a giddy girl, And loves in no place long to stay ; From off your brows she'll brush a curl, And kiss you quick and flit away. Dame Sorrow, scornful of all flurry, Herself to your embrace commits; She says she's in no kind of hurry. And on your bed sits down and knits.
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hope than that of mere earthly happiness,<br />
and were not so much tempted to<br />
envy the poor who can look forward to<br />
an eternal life inflorilms. The rich say<br />
— " How can we be expected to do anything<br />
for the beggarly rabble on earth,<br />
since they will one day be better off<br />
than we are, and since there is certainly<br />
no chance of our meeting them after<br />
death ? " The poor say — "Did the rich<br />
know that up above they should be our<br />
fellow house-mates through eternity,<br />
they would surely give themselves<br />
some concern about us here below, and<br />
would take heed not to ill-treat us too<br />
much." Before all things, therefore,<br />
let us solve the great camel question!<br />
PLEASURE AND SORROW.<br />
Sweet Pleasure is a giddy girl,<br />
And loves in no place long to stay ;<br />
From off your brows she'll brush a curl,<br />
And kiss you quick and flit away.<br />
Dame Sorrow, scornful of all flurry,<br />
Herself to your embrace commits;<br />
She says she's in no kind of hurry.<br />
And on your bed sits down and knits.
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