Wie so eng sind wir gebunden,
Wenn der Geist in´s Freie strebt,
Und im Bann besorgter Stunden
Nebel unsern Blick umwebt!

Und wie frei, wenn überwunden
Was uns bannte, neu belebt
Wir das kleinste Glück gefunden,
Das unendlich uns erhebt!

Otto Roquette
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