Stories for Pleasure and Edification

sink the flashing steel
into a brother's heart,
the earth trembles at the sight of the mad-

The original German uses a line break within the word "Rasenden" (madmen/raging ones); the centered suffix completes the thought. and turns pale under the crimson of the trickling blood of its dying inhabitants. But what kind protective spirit Schutzgeist A "Schutzgeist" is a guardian or protective spirit, often used in 18th-century literature to personify abstract virtues like Humanity or Peace. of scattered mortals united them again in groves of love? — Civilized nations arise, and people embrace one another in society; happily, humanity hurries from age to age, and enjoys the fruits of their possessions. But how ashamed and forsaken did you flee again like an exile from these happy regions, protective spirit of humanity! and the salvation and happiness of mortals flee after you in long processions. Oh, from how many bloody battles does your gaze shrink back? By how many enemies are you surrounded? Ever busy in pursuing you, man swears at the altar of self-interest original: Eigennutz. This refers to the prioritization of one's own gain over the common good or the "bonds of society" mentioned previously..