⚠The text on this page is mirrored bleed-through or offset from the title page of the work. The page itself is a blank flyleaf; the transcription below represents the intended text as it appears through the paper.

A small rectangular paper patch, likely a repair or a hinge from the binding process, is visible on the center-left margin.

Mind and Heart original: Geist und Herz; this pairing of "mind" (reason) and "heart" (emotion) was a central theme in 18th-century German literature and philosophy, reflecting the era's focus on balancing Enlightenment rationality with human sentiment.

Poems

Bernhard

Großmann Bernhard Großmann (1743–1787) was a contemporary German poet and theologian. His presence here as an "offset" suggests these two books were likely in the same workshop or library at the time the ink was still fresh or under high pressure.

1780

Frankfurt and Leipzig? These two cities served as the twin capitals of the German publishing world, where major book fairs were held and most significant works of the period were printed.