Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799) German scientist, satirist
F 88
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
“Sometimes the character of the mistress is inferred from the dress of her maids.”
— Jerome
Letter 54
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Angelsea
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Source: Alcestis (438 BC), l. 358
Context: Oh, if I had Orpheus' voice and poetry
with which to move the Dark Maid and her Lord,
I'd call you back, dear love, from the world below.
I'd go down there for you. Charon or the grim
King's dog could not prevent me then
from carrying you up into the fields of light.