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 Nature and Reason.

Reason may build above nature, but findeth there emptiness only,

Genius will nature increase, nature, however, it adds.

Der Genius.

Ueber Natur hinaus baut die Vernunft doch nur in das Leere,

Du nur, Genius, mehrst in der Natur die Natur.