“Alas for the sight where, after dire grief, one sees a sadder sight with grief more dire!”

— Gottfried von Straßburg , book Tristan

Owe der ougenweide
da man nach leidem leide
mit leiderem leide
siht leider ougenweide!
Source: Tristan, Line 1751

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Owe der ougenweide da man nach leidem leide mit leiderem leide siht leider ougenweide!

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Gottfried von Straßburg 9

medieval German poet 1180–1215

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