| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - One thinks of King Claudius in Hamlet (c. 1600-1601) who, praying, states ???My words fly up, my thoughts remain below./ Words without thoughts never to heaven go.??? Celan???s poem similarly might be considered a kind of prayer, though he is too fastidious as a poet, too aware of the power of words, to declare his intentions blatantly.
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