HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories

The other starveling speaks and says,
"When I look into thine eyes
Pain, cold and hunger disappear,
And all my miseries."
They kissed full oft, still more they wept.
Clasped hands, sighed deep and fast;
They often laughed, they even sang,
And both were still at last.
With morning came the coroner.
And brought a worthy leech,
On either corpse to certify
The cause of death of each.
The nipping weather, he affirmed.
Had finished the deceased.
Their empty stomachs also caused.
Or hastened death at least.
He added that when frost sets in
Tis needful that the blood
Be warmed with flannels; one should have.
Moreover, wholesome food.
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