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WALKING FLOWERS AT BERLIN by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: YES! UNDER THE LINDENS, MY DEAR FRIEND
Last Line: EACH NECK, HOW SWANLIKE IT SEEMS!
Subject(s): BERLIN, GERMANY; FLOWERS; WOMEN;

YES! under the lindens, my dear friend,
Thy yearnings may satisfied be;
The fairest of womankind here, friend,
All walking together, thou'lt see.

How charming they look, how delicious,
In gay silken garments all dress'd!
A certain poet judicious
"Walking flowers" has named them in jest.

How very charming each bonnet!
Each Turkish shawl, how it gleams!
Each cheek, what a bright glow upon it!
Each neck, how swanlike it seems!



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