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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: Psziché (Psyche in Hungarian)

Portre of Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Psyche (English)

The butterfly the ancient Grecians made
The soul's fair emblem, and its only name--
But of the soul, escaped the slavish trade
Of mortal life !--For in this earthly frame
Ours is the reptile's lot, much toil, much blame,
Manifold motions making little speed,
And to deform and kill the things whereon we feed.



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Source of the quotationhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Psyche_(Coleridge)

Psziché (Hungarian)

Antik görögöknél a lepke lett
Lelkünknek szép jegye, s ez rá a név –
De létünk igájából kereket
Oldott a lélek! – Mert e földi kép
Csak hüllők sorsa, csupa hiba, hév,
Sokféle tett messzire nem emel,
Torzítja, megöli, mi nékünk eledel.



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Source of the quotation1749.hu

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