Wagner's Letters

Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck

Undated · Zurich

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happy swallow, wouldst be mating, Thyself thou build'st thy brood a nest ; In quest of quiet for creating, 1 cannot build my house of rest! The peaceful home of stone and pine — What swallow'll build that nest of mine?

Richard Wagner

Source: Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck, translated by Ellis, No. 25

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