The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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Could there be a more blissful state than to lose oneself in such a sight and be
present only in its presence ? I should have liked to hold my breath the whole
time ; not out of fear of losing sight of her face , but for fear of undeceiving her
belief ...
Could there be a more blissful state than to lose oneself in such a sight and be
present only in its presence ? I should have liked to hold my breath the whole
time ; not out of fear of losing sight of her face , but for fear of undeceiving her
belief ...
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But not only shall we not stop at the disgust aroused in us by the sight of misery .
Just as little must we dwell on the desire which the image of the beautiful inspires
; this too being more than image , although the temptation of the senses to take ...
But not only shall we not stop at the disgust aroused in us by the sight of misery .
Just as little must we dwell on the desire which the image of the beautiful inspires
; this too being more than image , although the temptation of the senses to take ...
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And we , who know what a sight awaited him there ! We must accompany him
through the audience hall where he walked all unconscious ; and through the
vestibule where still he was unaware ; then finally down into the mother - cell .
And we , who know what a sight awaited him there ! We must accompany him
through the audience hall where he walked all unconscious ; and through the
vestibule where still he was unaware ; then finally down into the mother - cell .
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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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