Heinrich Heine: A Frenzy of Passion

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That emotions shall rapidly follow,
like blows on blows, or shock on shock;
that love, hatred, jealousy, ambition, pride,
point d’honneur –
in fact, all the passionate feelings
which constantly rage unchained in real life …
shall burst forth in wilder rage.

No, it is simply impossible…
to form any idea of this…
frenzy of passion.
We see its deeds, we hear its words;
but these deeds and words astonish us,
and awaken in us,
perhaps,
a vague presentiment,
but certainly do not give us an exact knowledge
of the feelings which they express
or from which they spring.

He who would truly know
what burning is
must really put his hand
into the fire.

, May 19, 2022. Heine

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