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LOOKING FROM THE WINDOW by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: FAIR HEDWIG LAY AT THE AT WINDOW, TO SEE
Last Line: ALL NIGHT, AT THE TIME FOR A SPECTRE.
Subject(s): LOVE; WINDOWS;

FAIR Hedwig lay at the window, to see
If pale Henry would chance to detect her;
She said half aloud: "Why goodness me!
"The man is as pale as a spectre!"

With yearning pale Henry look'd above
At her window, in hopes to detect her;
Fair Hedwig now felt the torments of love,
And she became pale as a spectre.

Love-sick, now stood fair Hedwig all day
At her window, lest he should reject her;
But soon in pale Henry's arms she lay
All night, at the time for a spectre.



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