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Слушать(AI)Looking outward
The open day is bright with pictures for everyone, when green fields appear on the distant plain, before the light of evening yields to twilight, and reflections of light alleviate the noise of the day.
The inner being of the world often appears clouded and hidden, and people's minds are full of doubts and irritation, but splendid nature cheers up their days,and doubt's dark questions stay distant.
Friedrich Holderlin
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "t
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