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Altertum des Geschlechts

Language: German

Kann man das Vorzugsrecht blos von vielen Ahnen hoffen,
und reicht das Altertum die meiste würde dar,
so steht das grösste Glück den dummsten Tieren offen,
weil dieser ihr Geschlecht schon vor dem Menschen war.
Input by Poppy Holden

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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